Republican Senator Lindsey Graham issued a stern warning to Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, saying that US President Donald Trump would “kill” him and other leaders in the regime if they continued to harm their citizens amid ongoing protests in the country.
The citizens staged protests that have spread across several Iranian provinces triggered by economic hardship, inflation and public anger over government policies.
Graham backs demonstrators in Iran
In an interview with Fox News, Graham put his weigh behind the demonstrators in Iran, who took to the streets expressing their anger against the current regime.
He called out to “the Ayatollah”, warning him of US intervention in the region, which would result in his death if he continues to ‘kill and terrorise’ the people of the Islamic Republic.
‘Donald Trump is not Barack Obama’
“To the People of Iran, we stand with you tonight. We stand for you taking back your country from the Ayatollah, who kills you and terrorises the world. We pray for you. We support you. Donald J. Trump is not Barack Obama. He has your back,” the Republican Senator said to Fox News.
‘Trump is going to kill Ayatollah and his thugs’
“To the Ayatollah: you need to understand, if you keep killing your people who are demanding a better life, Donald J. Trump is going to kill you. To the Ayatollah and his thugs: if you keep killing your people in defiance of President Trump, you are going to wake up dead,” he added.
His remarks come amid heightened tensions following Trump’s threat an intervention during the protests in Iran, stating that Washington was “locked and loaded” to respond if authorities in the Islamic Republic use violence against peaceful protesters.
