Tehran Accuses Trump of Ramping up Deadly Unrest
Last update: January 14, 2026
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Iran has seen economic protesters since December.....
Rows of burned buses can be seen parked in an open square in Tehran on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, after they were set ablaze in protests that erupted nationwide.
Tehran Governor Mohammad-Sadegh Motamedian on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, said that aid cars, 54 ambulances, and 71 fire trucks were 'severely damaged' from the demonstrations.
The head of the Iranian judiciary, Gholam Hossein Mohseni, said that the authorities acted firmly and rapidly against rioters.
US President Donald Trump - who has been accused of ramping up the tensions - told Iranian protesters on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, that 'help is on the way'.
He urged them to 'keep protesting and 'take over your institutions.'
Meanwhile, the Iranian president accused 'the enemy' of 'training a group inside and outside Iran.
He also said they brought terrorists into the country, while Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said some destroyed properties to 'please' Trump.
