By Tim Donner

Massive demonstrations continue unabated across Iran, as untold thousands demand an end to the terror-ridden Islamist regime that has driven the once-prosperous country into the ditch. Ayatollah Khameini and the ruling mullahs have responded by imprisoning and murdering thousands in cold blood and shutting down access to the outside world. Khameini has reportedly retreated to a bunker, reminiscent of Adolf Hitler in his final days.

But through it all, the world’s number one sponsor of terrorism remains in place, at least for now. After protests rocked Iran in late December and were met with a violent crackdown by the regime, President Donald Trump said the United States is “locked and loaded,” promising Iranians that “HELP IS ON ITS WAY” and encouraging Iranians to “TAKE OVER” regime institutions. He stated that the United States would “come to their rescue” and later vowed that “if they start killing people like they have in the past, we will get involved. We’ll be hitting them very hard where it hurts.”

It seems that the president’s threats did lead the regime to reverse course on public hangings, with Trump claiming that 800 protesters were spared the noose. But Iranian security forces continue to arrest........

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