Iran Protests: Here Are 5 Facts You Need to Know
White House Openly Supports the Peaceful Protesters
The Trump administration has expressed support for the protestors, demanding that the Islamic Republic respect the rights of those taking part in the demonstrations.
In a tweet posted Friday evening, President Donald Trump warned the Iranian regime that the "world is watching" the protests and how the government handles them.
"Many reports of peaceful protests by Iranian citizens fed up with regime's corruption and its squandering of the nation's wealth to fund terrorism abroad. Iranian gov't should respect their people's rights, including right to express themselves," tweeted President Trump.
In a statement released Friday evening, the State Department also emphasized the rights of Iranians to protest their government and its policies.
"Iran's leaders have turned a wealthy country with a rich history and culture into an economically depleted rogue state whose chief exports are violence, bloodshed, and chaos," the State Department said. "The United States strongly condemns the arrest of peaceful protesters. We urge all nations to publicly support the Iranian people and their demands for basic rights and an end to corruption."
