U.S. Graham Warns Trump Would Target Iran's Khamenei Over Crackdown
Lindsey Graham, a U.S. Senator, delivered the explosive warning during a Tuesday appearance on a TV channel, stating: "To the Ayatollahs: you need to understand—if you keep killing your people who are demanding a better life—Donald J. Trump is going to kill you."
The South Carolina Republican framed the unfolding crisis as a historic turning point, asserting that "change is coming to Iran" and characterizing the potential transformation as the most significant development "in the history of the Mideast to get rid of this Nazi regime."
Graham directed a message of support toward Iranian citizens, declaring: "To the people of Iran, help is on the way."
The warning arrives as mass demonstrations have erupted nationwide, fueled by Iran's collapsing economy and the rial's catastrophic plunge—now trading beyond 1,350,000 per U.S. dollar. Multiple waves of unrest have swept Iranian cities in recent weeks.
Violent clashes have resulted in multiple fatalities, with both demonstrators and law enforcement officers reported dead across various urban centers.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei recently conceded that citizen grievances hold legitimacy while simultaneously drawing a hard line, declaring that violent disorder would face zero tolerance from authorities.
Tehran officials have launched multiple negotiation sessions with merchant representatives as the situation intensifies, particularly in the capital where tensions have escalated dramatically.
Trump previously pledged Washington would "come to the rescue" of protesters should Iranian forces deploy deadly measures—comments that triggered fierce condemnation from high-ranking Iranian government figures.
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