Dec 30, 2017

Trump: "Iran's people are what their leaders fear the most"

President Trump continued to address the Iran protests today, saying that "oppressive regimes cannot endure forever."

Why it matters: These are the largest protests Iran has had in eight years, and there have been significant demonstrations from both the pro-government and anti-government crowds. And Iran's foreign ministry spokesman had already rebuked Trump's remarks on the protests before he released these videos, saying: "Iranian people give no credit to the deceitful and opportunist remarks of U.S. officials or Mr. Trump."

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