Posted on 01/13/2026 3:52:52 PM PST by RandFan
More than 2,000 people have been killed during the violent crackdown by security forces on protests in Iran, a human rights group has said, as President Trump promised Iranians that help was "on its way".
The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reported that it had so far confirmed the killing of 1,850 protesters, 135 people affiliated with the government and nine uninvolved civilians as well as nine children over the last 17 days despite an internet blackout.
An Iranian official also told Reuters that 2,000 people had been killed but that "terrorists" were to blame.
Trump said Iranian authorities would "pay a big price" for the killings and urged people to "keep protesting".
He has been weighing military and other options in response to the crackdown, having already announced 25% tariffs on any country trading with Iran.
The protests, which have reportedly spread to 180 cities and towns in all 31 provinces, were sparked by anger over the collapse of the Iranian currency and soaring cost of living.
They quickly widened into demands for political change and became one of the most serious challenges to the clerical establishment since the 1979 Islamic revolution.
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War War War how do you like it how do you like it....
BBC the muslim friend trying to stick one at Trump
Rand would love for Trump to act before being ready... a position that would hurt brave Iranian citizens and Americans who have faith in Trump making measured choices.
Why doesn’t that two bit twit - rand - tell us what he would do RATHER THAN SITTING IN JUDGEMENT OF PEOPLE WHO MAKE CHOICES. What a jerk.
Oh SHUT UP BBC!
Why doesn’t that two bit twit - rand - tell us what he would do RATHER THAN SITTING IN JUDGEMENT OF PEOPLE WHO MAKE CHOICES. What a jerk
But Rand has it all figured out. It is amazing what total wisdom can do. He sits there, relaxed, speaks in what he considers well thought out terms, heakens to the Constitution like some people cite scripture, smilingly condescends to the rest of us who do not have access to his avenues of widom and higher thought, etc. But remember, he is relaxed, the voice of disembodied, dispassionate reason, the ultimate judge.
And Rand’s the darling of liberal Sunday morning talk shows now - - like the late John McCain he can be counted on to bash fellow Republicans. Someone needs to primary the jerk.
Last I heard it was more like 10,000.
So what are the biatches at the BBC going to do to help? Shove a rolled up newspaper up their ying yangs and set them on fire?
At the GOP national convention in 2000:
“For eight years, Clinton and Gore have extended our military commitments while depleting our military power... And I can promise them now, help is on the way.”
——Dick Cheney.
2026
“Help is on the way.”
——President Trump.
Timing is everything here, so we will just have to trust that when the time is right, Trump will not fail the Iranians by giving lip service only. Still, it is hard to watch the satanic regime killing perhaps thousands of civilians.
Yes we know you like the Islamo Iran regime.
You like proving yourself an idiot.
The world wide communist libs would burn the world to ash rather than support Trump do anything.
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