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Trump Tweets Support, in Farsi, to Iranian Protesters

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   U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday tweeted support for the Iranian
   people, in Farsi and in English, as they took to the streets after
   their government admitted unintentionally shooting down a Ukrainian
   jetliner, killing all 176 people aboard.

   "To the brave, long-suffering people of Iran, Trump began on Twitter:

     ب٠Ùرد٠شجاع ٠رÙج Ú©Ø´Ûد٠اÛراÙ: Ù٠از ابتداÛ
     دÙر٠رÛاست جÙÙÙرÛ٠با Ø´Ùا اÛستادÙ'ا٠٠دÙÙت ÙÙ
     ÙÙÚÙا٠با Ø´Ùا Ø®ÙاÙد اÛستاد. Ùا اعتراضات Ø´Ùا
     را از ÙزدÛÚ© دÙبا٠ÙÛ Ú©ÙÛÙ. شجاعت Ø´Ùا اÙÙاÙ
     بخش است.
     -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) [1]January 11, 2020

     To the brave, long-suffering people of Iran: I've stood with you
     since the beginning of my Presidency, and my Administration will
     continue to stand with you. We are following your protests closely,
     and are inspired by your courage.
     -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) [2]January 11, 2020

   He followed with words of caution for the Iranian government, warning
   its leaders against cracking down on the protests that erupted.

     دÙÙت اÛرا٠باÛد ب٠گرÙÙ'ÙØ§Û ØÙÙ٠بشر اجازÙ
     بدÙد ØÙÛÙت Ú©ÙÙÙÛ Ø§Ø¹ØªØ±Ø§Ø¶Ø§Øª در جرÛا٠Ùرد٠اÛراÙ
     را Ùظارت کرد٠٠گزارش بدÙÙد. ÙباÛد شاÙد
     کشتار دÙØ¨Ø§Ø±Ù Û Ùعترضا٠ÙساÙÙت Ø¢ÙÛز Ù Ûا Ùطع
     اÛÙترÙت باشÛÙ. جÙا٠Ùظار٠گر اÛ٠اتÙاÙات است.
     -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) [3]January 11, 2020

     The government of Iran must allow human rights groups to monitor and
     report facts from the ground on the ongoing protests by the Iranian
     people. There can not be another massacre of peaceful protesters,
     nor an internet shutdown. The world is watching.
     -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) [4]January 11, 2020

   On Saturday evening, police dispersed students who had converged
   onAmirkabirUniversity in Tehran to pay tribute to the victims, after
   some among the hundreds gathered shouted "destructive" slogans,theFars
   news agency said.

   Earlier, in the first official U.S. statement after Iran's admission,
   Secretary of State Mike Pompeo posted on Twitter a video of the
   protests in Tehran.

   "The voice of the Iranian people is clear. They are fed up with the
   regime's lies, corruption, ineptitude, and brutality of the IRGC under
   @khamenei_ir'skleptocracy. We stand with the Iranian people who deserve
   a better future." (Pompeo was using Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's
   Twitter handle in the tweet.)

     The voice of the Iranian people is clear. They are fed up with the
     regime's lies, corruption, ineptitude, and brutality of the IRGC
     under [5]@khamenei_ir's kleptocracy. We stand with the Iranian
     people who deserve a better future. [6]pic.twitter.com/tBOjv9XsIG
     -- Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) [7]January 11, 2020

   Even as top Iranian officials and the military issued apologies,
   protests against authorities spread across Iran,including inTehran,
   Shiraz,Isfahan, Hamedan andOrumiyeh.

   "There are once again massive protests in Iran against the regime,"
   U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook told VOA
   NewsonSaturday, "and we stand with the brave Iranian people 100%.
   Protesters are chanting about the shameful actions of the IRGC and are
   ripping down posters of[Quds Force commanderQassem]Soleimani put up by
   the regime. They are saying Soleimani was a murderer and so isKhameini.
   The protesters are right!"

   The new demonstrations followedan Iranian crackdown on street protests
   that broke out in November against an increase in the price of fuel.
   Amnesty International has said that crackdown left more than 300 people
   dead.

   According to media reports, internet access was effectively cut off in
   multiple Iranian provinces ahead of memorials planned a month after the
   protests.

   AgenceFrance-Presse, the Associated Press and Reuters contributed to
   this report.

References

   1. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1216114167108849665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   2. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1216114135529902081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   3. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1216130169477439488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   4. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1216120362230067202?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   5. https://twitter.com/khamenei_ir?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   6. https://t.co/tBOjv9XsIG
   7. https://twitter.com/SecPompeo/status/1216064377444618240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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