Iran unrest: Russia condemns US threat; warns of ‘disastrous consequences’

Russia connected Tuesday condemned what it described arsenic "subversive outer interference" successful Iran's interior authorities and warned of "disastrous consequences" aft US President Donald Trump asked protestors to proceed protest.According to Reuters, the Russian Foreign Ministry said successful a statement: "Those who program to usage externally inspired unrest arsenic a pretext for repeating the aggression against Iran committed successful June 2025 indispensable beryllium alert of the disastrous consequences of specified actions for the concern successful the Middle East and planetary global security."

The remarks came aft Trump told Iranian protestors to instrumentality implicit the institutions, and said that "help is connected its way."In a station connected Truth Social, Trump besides dropped the "MIGA" term, suggesting "Make Iran Great Again" and announced that helium had cancelled each his gathering with Iranian officials."Iranian Patriots, KEEP PROTESTING - TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS!!! Save the names of the killers and abusers. They volition wage a large price. I person cancelled each meetings with Iranian Officials until the senseless sidesplitting of protesters STOPS. HELP IS ON ITS WAY.

MIGA!!! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP," Trump said successful a post.

Protests triggered by worsening economical conditions dispersed to each 31 provinces successful Iran, according to reports.As per reports by Reuters, astir 2,000 radical were killed and much than 10,700 were arrested, though Iran’s govt did not merchandise authoritative casualty figures.The Associated Press said it was incapable to independently verify the toll owed to wide net shutdowns and restrictions connected reporting.Iran’s system remained nether terrible strain, with the rial collapsing to much than 1.4 cardinal to the dollar amid soaring ostentation and rising prices for basal goods. Anger was besides fuelled by cuts to substance subsidies and the removal of preferential speech rates for astir imports.The unrest came arsenic Iran faced mounting outer unit pursuing a 12-day warfare with Israel successful June, US strikes connected Iranian atomic sites, and the weakening of Tehran’s determination allies.US President Donald Trump warned that Washington would respond if Iran continues to “violently termination peaceful protesters.”