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16 Mar 2026, 07:02

Donald Trump, the President of the United States, referred to the security forces of the Islamic Republic as "thugs" and deemed the lack of protest demonstrations in Iran since the onset of the recent war as "understandable."

Mr. Trump, speaking aboard Air Force One, responded to a question about protests in Iran by saying: "You are dealing with thugs and terrible people. You are dealing with violent and evil individuals, and this relates to their leadership and the people under them, their army or police."

The U.S. President pointed to the numerous warnings from the judicial and security institutions of the Islamic Republic to the people regarding potential protests, stating: "They have informed everyone and issued statements that if you protest, you will be shot and killed."

He emphasized that the protesters are unarmed, acknowledging that he knows the people of Iran are brave, but he does not think they will protest: "I think protesting is very difficult for them. I completely understand it. They said, if you protest, you will be killed."

The U.S. President reiterated the statistics he previously mentioned regarding the killing of 32,000 protesters in Iran, referring to the suppression of protests last December, and said: "At least we think that number is much higher. They shot dead 32,000 protesters who were very eager and wanted to see a change... They have destroyed the country. The people who run it have destroyed the country."

Mr. Trump added: "Just think about it, they shot far more than 32,000 people. Now, two days ago, they issued a statement saying we will kill, we will shoot any protester and kill them. And they are unarmed, meaning the protesters are unarmed. So I can completely understand why they are not doing it."
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