President Donald Trump on Friday said the US is closely watching the situation in Iran and again warned leadership against using violence on demonstrators.
“And again, I tell the Iranian leaders, you better not start shooting, because we’ll start shooting too,” Trump said during a meeting with oil executives at the White House.
But he added that wouldn’t mean US “boots on the ground.”
Commenting on the protests, Trump said, “Iran’s in big trouble.”
“It looks to me that the people are taking over certain cities that nobody thought were really possible just a few weeks ago,” Trump said.
Trump did not specify which cities he was referring to. It is unclear whether protesters have taken control of any Iranian city.
