Washington, DC: The US sent ‘guns’ to Iranian protesters through the Kurds during the anti-regime movement, president Donald Trump has claimed.
Trump believes that the Kurds may have kept the weapons, instead of delivering them to the protesters. He told this to Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst during an interview, as reported by ANI.
“President Trump told me the United States sent guns to the Iranian protesters. He tells me ‘we sent them a lot of guns. We sent them through the Kurds, and the President says he thinks the Kurds kept them,” Yingst said, recounting the phone interview.
The US president also claimed that the Iranian government “slaughtered 45,000 people” during the protests.
The protests in Iran erupted initially from economic grievances but rapidly adopted political overtones, with many demonstrators demanding broader systemic change. Thousands were killed during the crackdown. Tehran has said more than 3,000 people died in unrest caused by “terrorists” backed by Israel and the US.
On Sunday, Trump used unusually harsh language to convey his message, reminding Tehran of his deadline to ‘make a deal’ or to ‘open the Strait’, noting that Tuesday will be the day when Washington will wrap up all of Iran’s energy and civil infrastructure.
“Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the F****n’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah,” he stated in his post.
Iran responded by warning that it would retaliate if its infrastructure was targeted. Tehran has also denied any progress in negotiations with the US as claimed by Trump.
