The US might hit Iran "very hard" if the regime escalates its crackdown on anti-government protesters, according to US President Donald Trump. How do Iranians feel about these warnings?
US President Donald Trump repeated his warnings to Tehran this weekend, as protesters inside Iran mount yet another challenge to the regime of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
"We are monitoring this situation very closely," Trump told reporters. "If they (the Iranian government) start killing people like they have in the past, I think they will be hit very hard by the United States."
Trump's comments follow over a week of unrest in Iran. According to human rights groups, at least 16 protesters have been killed, dozens injured, and a large number arrested. In one of the latest incidents, security forces reportedly attacked a central hospital in the western city of Ilam, where many injured protesters were receiving treatment.
The pressure from Washington amid the escalating violence is fueling a debate inside Iran: Some argue that Trump's stat
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