U.S. President Responds to Massacre of Protesters by the Islamic Republic: Iran Occupies My Mind; The Situation is Really Bad

On Tuesday, January 13, Donald Trump, the President of the United States, stated that he would soon receive accurate statistics on the number of casualties in the anti-government protests in Iran. In response to a reporter's question, 'Do you have a message for the current leaders of Iran?' he said, 'The message is that they must show humanity. They have a big problem, and I hope they do not resort to killing people. I will receive a report soon. It seems they have behaved very badly, but this has not yet been confirmed. We are now returning to the White House to review the entire current situation in Iran. The situation is really bad.' Mr. Trump added, 'However, Iran occupies my mind.' He continued, 'When I see the type of death toll that we think is happening there, we are determined to obtain more accurate statistics. I will have this accurate data in about 20 minutes; precise statistics regarding the massacre that is taking place.' Mr. Trump indicated that the level of killings in Iran seems significant, 'but we still do not know for sure. I will know in the next 20 minutes and we will act based on that.' Mr. Trump also commented on the threats from the Islamic Republic that if the U.S. attacks, it will strike its interests in the Middle East, saying: 'The Islamic Republic has previously made similar statements about attacking nuclear facilities, and it better be careful with its behavior.'