Trump announced the intention of the United States to provide assistance to protesters in Iran

US President Donald Trump said that Washington intends to provide various kinds of assistance to the protesters in Iran. He said this in an interview with CBS on January 13.

"There is a lot of help ahead for Iranian citizens, which is being offered in 'various forms,' including economic assistance," the publication says.

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The Islamic Republic declared mourning for the dead

On January 1, the Fars news agency reported riots that escalated into clashes with the police in Iran. Then it became known about the three dead. The next day, US President Donald Trump said that his country would support the protesters if the Iranian authorities killed peaceful protesters. Some time later, on January 3, the Mehr news agency reported that the police had seized weapons from the protesters.

On January 6, Fox News learned about the seizure of two cities in western Iran by protesters, and The Times newspaper found out a day earlier that Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei had developed an evacuation plan from Tehran in case the authorities could not suppress the protests.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said at a meeting with ambassadors of other countries that the Iranian authorities had taken control of the situation with mass protests in the country. Against the background of what is happening, the ambassadors of Germany, Great Britain and France were summoned to the department.

It was also noted that the death toll from the protests in Iran rose to 538, including 490 protesters and 48 security personnel. The country's President, Masoud Peseshkian, called on Iranians to express disagreement with opponents of state policy, as instigators can destroy the entire society.

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