WASHINGTON – During a Monday press briefing at the White House, President Donald Trump encouraged Iranian citizens to rebel against their nation’s leadership should a ceasefire be implemented, though he acknowledged the serious dangers such actions would pose.
Speaking to members of the media, Trump expressed his view that Iranians ought to take action against their government. “Well they should do it but, again, the consequences are great,” Trump stated during the news conference. “I mean, they were told, ‘If you protest, you will be shot immediately.’”
The President, who has previously made threats to target Iran’s infrastructure including power facilities and transportation networks, also expressed his belief that Iranian citizens “would be willing to suffer that in order to have freedom.”
