Trump, top Iranian security official exchange threats over protests now roiling Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian security official Ali Larijani exchanged threats as economic protests spread across Iran.
On January 2, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump and Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, exchanged escalating threats amid widespread economic protests across Iran. Trump warned on Truth Social that the U.S. would intervene if Iran violently suppressed peaceful protesters, declaring, 'We are locked and loaded and ready to go.' At least seven people had been killed in the unrest. Larijani responded on X, accusing the U.S. and Israel of instigating the demonstrations without evidence, and warning that U.S. intervention would bring chaos to the region and threaten American interests. The exchange heightened tensions following U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites in June 2025, which prompted Iran's retaliatory attack on Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
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