Trump Discusses People's Desire to Overthrow the Islamic Republic; International Solidarity with the People of Iran

As nationwide protests in Iran enter their thirteenth day, a wave of support and reactions has emerged from governments, parliaments, and international organizations against the bloody repression of the Islamic Republic. Donald Trump, the President of the United States, while reiterating his threat of a "very hard" response against the Islamic Republic if protesters are killed, stated that he does not consider the current time suitable for an official meeting with Prince Reza Pahlavi. The White House and Trump's allies have emphasized in several television interviews and statements on Air Force One that if the Islamic Republic resorts to killing protesters as it has in the past, it will face a very hard response from the United States. The U.S. President also posted a video of the protests on his social media platform Truth Social, stating: "More than a million people participated in the protests: the second largest city in Iran fell into the hands of the protesters, and government forces retreated." J.D. Vance, the U.S. Vice President, expressed support for anyone who takes to the streets in "peaceful protests" for their rights, stating that the Islamic Republic regime is facing "many problems" and that the wisest option for Tehran is to enter into real negotiations with the U.S. regarding its nuclear program; he emphasized that the United States supports the people of Iran in their struggle for their rights. Senator Lindsey Graham, supporting Trump's position, called him "completely justified" in standing with the people of Iran against the "murderous regime of Iran," and declared his solidarity with the protesters with the slogan "Make Iran Great Again." Senator Ted Cruz, referring to Tehran's defeat in the "12-day war" and the destruction of Iran's nuclear facilities by the Trump administration, considered the people's uprising against the Ayatollah as "a tremendous victory for national security" for the world and a guarantor of "much greater security" for the American people. The Foreign Affairs Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives (Republican majority) wrote on its official account that "the Ayatollah is losing control over the people of Iran" and emphasized that Iranians have risen in "an unprecedented scale" of disobedience. Yasmin Ansari, an Iranian-American congresswoman, reminded that "millions of Iranians have risked their lives" to end the brutal regime of the Islamic Republic, urging the international community not to turn away and to stand with the people of Iran. Keith Self, a Republican representative from Texas, wrote that he believes the "time for victory" for the people of Iran has finally come, following a recent meeting with a group of Iranian Americans. Ken Calvert, the chairman of the defense appropriations subcommittee, emphasized that the people of Iran "like all people in the world" deserve inherent rights and freedoms, and the United States stands with those who have risen for a free and democratic future for Iran. Pat Fallon, a representative from Texas's fourth district, explicitly wrote that "Khamenei and his gang better leave Iran while they still can," emphasizing that the people of Iran have the right to a government free from the "theocratic repression of the Ayatollah." Marine Le Pen, a representative from Pas-de-Calais and president of the National Rally party in the French National Assembly, referred to "dozens of dead," "hundreds injured," and "bloody repression" in Iran, stating that this violence has not been able to break the people's uprising, which grows stronger every day, and emphasized that no totalitarian regime can forever stifle the desire for freedom. Eric Ciotti, founder of the "Republican Union" party, praised the "great hope rising in Iran" and called the fall of the "bloodthirsty Islamic dictatorship" a "magnificent liberation" for the people of Iran, calling for France's support for this "great movement for freedom, especially for women." Ulf Kristersson, the Prime Minister of Sweden, supporting the "obvious demands for freedom and a better future," stated that these demands cannot be silenced with violence in the long term and announced that Sweden condemns any attempts to suppress peaceful protests in Iran. Masoud Ghara-Khani, the Speaker of the Norwegian Parliament, noted the "widespread protests" and "cries for freedom," stating that now "all eyes are on Iran." Helmut Brandstetter, a member of the European Parliament from the Neos party and spokesperson for foreign policy, described the courage of the protesters, saying: "Look how brave the Iranians are. I admire you." Roberta Metsola, the President of the European Parliament, reminded of the possibility of free internet use and criticized leaders in Europe, emphasizing that this is the very right that people in the streets of Iran are crying out for. Amnesty International Iran announced that the people who have shown courage and expressed their anger at decades of repression are once again facing the "deadly pattern" of illegal shootings by security forces, arrests, and beatings of protesters. Hannah Neumann, a member of the European Parliament, did not consider the internet shutdown in Iran a "technical problem" and stated that the regime uses it to "hide violence and crush the resistance of protesters"; she reported on "more violence, more arrests, and more disappearances" and the families' ignorance about the fate of their loved ones. Walid Ghadban, a diplomat and political advisor at the Israeli mission in Geneva, warned that with the return of the internet, the world will face "a vast and horrifying volume" of evidence of brutal repression, including videos of shootings, widespread arrests, and pervasive violence. Joseph Wu, Secretary-General of Taiwan's National Security Council and former foreign minister, considered the uprising of Iranians a "powerful lesson" for other dictators, writing that people will not endure repression forever. Tom Tugendhat, a Conservative MP in Britain and former chairman of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, referring to the hostage-taking of two British citizens by Tehran, wrote that "90 million other Iranians are also hostages of a brutal dictatorship" and added that tonight they are demanding freedom. AIPAC, the powerful pro-Israel lobby in the U.S., called silence regarding the protests in Iran "hypocrisy in action" and criticized those who claim "moral leadership" but overlook the courage of the protesters. Jazmine Namo, a Lebanese-American activist, wrote a short but emotional message to Iran: "We see you, we feel you, and we stand with you." Trump: The enthusiasm of the people for the overthrow of the Islamic Republic regime is incredible; they love their country, which has gone back 150 years. Donald Trump: We must see who emerges from the heart of the protests in Iran. 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