"So Iran's in big trouble. It looks to me that the people are taking over certain cities that nobody thought were really possible just a few weeks ago. We're watching the situation very carefully. I've made the statement very strongly that if they start killing people like they have in the past, we will get involved. We'll be hitting them very hard where it hurts."
"And that doesn't mean boots on the ground, but it means hitting them really, very hard where it hurts. So we don't want that to happen. And there have been cases like this where President Obama totally backed down, but this is something pretty incredible that's happening in Iran. It's an amazing thing to watch. They've done a bad job. They've treated their people very badly, and now they're being paid back. So let's see what happens. We're watching it. We're watching it very closely."
The United States is monitoring widespread protests in Iran and notes reports of dozens of protesters killed. The United States warns it will intervene with severe measures if Iranian authorities begin killing protesters as in the past. The measures would exclude boots on the ground while targeting Iranian assets and interests to "hit them really, very hard where it hurts." The Iranian leadership is characterized as having mistreated its people and faces unprecedented upheaval in cities previously considered secure. The situation is being watched closely for further developments.
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