Iranian military leader threatens preemptive attack after Trump comments
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Iran's military threatened preemptive action after President Donald Trump's warning about protecting protesters amid massive demonstrations against the regime.
Rachel Wolf is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and FOX Business.
The president wrote on Truth Social, "If Iran shoots [sic] and violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States of America will come to their rescue. We are locked and loaded and ready to go."
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