Iranwire/Daily Beast: Unrest In Iran -- Surprise Protests Spread in Iran With Unpredictable Consequences. Will Trump Help or Hurt Their Cause?
Demonstrations started in Mashad, then the religious center, Qom, and other cities. On Saturday they began in Tehran, and the response could be increasingly violent.
Protests have erupted all over Iran, and the Trump administration is claiming vindication for its tough talk about the regime there.
"The Iranian government should respect their people's rights, including their right to express themselves. The world is watching," White House spokesperson Sarah Sanders warned Friday on Twitter. She was following Heather Nauert at the State Department, who wrote in a tweet, "The U.S. strongly condemns [the] arrest of peaceful protestors" and urged "all nations to publicly support [the] Iranian people," citing U.S. President Donald Trump's recent statement that "the longest-suffering victims of Iran's leaders are Iran's own people."
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WNU Editor: This unrest is primarily due to hard times and failed promises coupled with the perception that corruption is now the rule rather than the exception in Iran. U.S. policy is not at play in this unrest .... but U.S. support for those who want to change the status quo should continue. It does help the morale for those who want to change it.
