Ted Cruz calls for US to arm Iranian protesters against regime
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Sen. Ted Cruz on Tuesday called on the United States to arm Iranian protesters as unrest continues at home and Iranian-backed militias make threats against Washington.
“We must arm protesters in Iran NOW,” Cruz wrote in a post on X.
“If the Iranian people overthrow the Ayatollah, an oppressor who routinely chants ‘Death to America,’ it will make America much, much safer,” the Texas Republican added.
Cruz responded to another post from the Tehran Bureau, from an Iranian source detailing the rapidly deteriorating situation as security forces continue to suppress demonstrations.
Senior Diplomat warns Iran will retaliate with ‘everything we have’ if US attacks
“From reliable source in Tehran: Tell all your friends [abroad] – everyone you know: There is absolutely nothing we can do here in Iran,” the post read.
“They kill people in such a way, they attack so brutally, they attack us in such a way… We have lost so many lives that no one dares to go out anymore. They shoot directly with bullets. They kill directly. Even after killing, they come and cut off your head and inflict countless other violence on you.”
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, called for arming anti-government protesters in Iran. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
The post continued: “Going out on the streets is literally suicide. This has nothing to do with courage anymore. This is insanity. You go out and they shoot you at point blank range. They don’t even ask why you came. They just kill you.” “Unless we have guns, unless we’re armed like them, there’s no way we can gather. Otherwise, they have guns everywhere.”
according to Human Rights Activists News AgencyActivist groups estimate that more than 6,000 people have been killed in Iran, with other cases still under investigation.
According to reports, the protests began in late December amid widespread anger over economic hardship, political repression and corruption.
AS THE NUMBER OF PROTEST DEATHS INCREASED, IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THE IRANIAN REGIME HAS GIVEN SHOOTING ORDERS NATIONWIDE
While Iranian security forces are alleged to have killed detainees and burned their bodies during the protests, clashes continue in Kermanshah, Rasht and Mashhad, despite the government’s claims. (NCRI)
Cruz’s post came after armed militias affiliated with Iran warned the United States that they would retaliate for any American attack on the Islamic Republic due to the Trump administration sending forces to the region.
Kataib Hezbollah in Iraq said they were ready for “all-out war” if the US attacked Iran. Associated Press.
The group’s leader, Abu Hussein al-Hamidawi, said the Islamic Republic’s “enemies” would face “the most painful forms of death.”
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Kataib Hezbollah in Iraq said it was ready for “all-out war” if the US attacked Iran. (Fadel Itani/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
The statement said, “You will taste all kinds of deadly pain, there will be nothing left of you in our region, we will terrorize your hearts.”
Yemen’s Houthis, meanwhile, threatened to resume attacks on ships in the Red Sea on Monday by releasing a video titled “Soon” showing a ship engulfed in flames.
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As previously reported by Fox News Digital, President Donald Trump said Iran appears to be seeking negotiations with the United States amid a growing military buildup, telling Axios, “They want to make a deal. I know that. They’ve called many times. They want to talk.”
USS Abraham Lincoln arrived in the Middle East on Monday as unrest in Iran continued to escalate.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Senator Ted Cruz for comment.
