It comes as cost-of-living demonstrations in the country turned deadly. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

At least eight people have been killed so far in violence surrounding the demonstrations, which were sparked in part by the collapse of Iran's rial currency but have increasingly seen crowds chanting anti-government slogans

President ​Donald Trump threatened today to come to ‌the aid of protesters in Iran if security forces fire on them, days into unrest that has left several ‌dead and posed the biggest internal threat to Iranian authorities in years.

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Friday to come to the aid of protesters in Iran if security forces fired on them, days into unrest that has left several dead and posed the biggest internal threat to Iranian authorities in years. "We are locked and loaded ‌and ready to go,"…

Videos circulating on social media appeared to show fires burning in streets, crowds chanting slogans, and the sound of gunfire during clashes

In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump alleged that the killing of protesters was a pattern of behaviour by Tehran and said Washington was prepared to act

US President Donald Trump has warned that Washington is prepared to intervene if Iranian authorities use lethal force against peaceful protesters, as demonstrations over worsening economic conditions spread across the country and turn increasingly violent. In a post on his Truth Social platform on Friday, Trump said the United States would act if Iranian security forces shot and killed demonstrators.

Shopkeepers in the capital Tehran went on strike on Sunday over high prices and economic stagnation, actions that have since spread into a protest movement with political demands that has swept into other parts of the country.

As demonstrations continue to spread across Iran, President Trump said the United States would intervene if Iranian authorities used lethal force against peaceful protesters.