Time for change: Donald Trump tweets on Iran as protest continue
Washington, Jan 2 (IBNS): With the anti-government protests in Iran claiming 12 lives, US President Donald Trump has said the country should now witness a 'change'.
"Iran is failing at every level despite the terrible deal made with them by the Obama Administration. The great Iranian people have been repressed for many years. They are hungry for food & for freedom. Along with human rights, the wealth of Iran is being looted. TIME FOR CHANGE!," Trump tweeted.
Iran is failing at every level despite the terrible deal made with them by the Obama Administration. The great Iranian people have been repressed for many years. They are hungry for food & for freedom. Along with human rights, the wealth of Iran is being looted. TIME FOR CHANGE!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 1, 2018
Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, wished people of Iran to attain success in their 'quest for freedom'.
"The Iranian regime tries desperately to sow hate between Iranians and Israelis. They won't succeed. When this regime finally falls – and one day it will – Iranians and Israelis will be great friends once again. I wish the Iranian people success in their noble quest for freedom," the PM tweeted.
The Iranian regime tries desperately to sow hate between Iranians and Israelis. They won't succeed. When this regime finally falls – and one day it will – Iranians and Israelis will be great friends once again. I wish the Iranian people success in their noble quest for freedom. pic.twitter.com/kk8wTYmhnz
— Benjamin Netanyahu (@netanyahu) January 1, 2018
Iranian forces have arrested several people after anti-government protests gripped the nation in recent times, reports said.
What started as a small scale dissent by a group of people in Mashhad, on Thursday, soon spread to other cities too and later swept the nation.
Demonstrators took to the streets in the national capital Tehran, in Rasht, in the north, and Kermanshah, in the west.
Cities like Isfahan, Hamadan also witnessed anti-government sloganeering.
Dissenters were not only protesting against Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his political failures, but also against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Slogans such as 'clerics act like God' were heard.
Protesters also blamed the government for Iran's economic woes and said that people have been 'forced to beg'.
Issues about Iran's constant meddling in other nation's interests were also brought up by demonstrators.
Image: DOnald J Trump Official Facebook page
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