Senator Ted Cruz on Tuesday called on the US to arm Iranian protesters as unrest within the country continues and Iranian-backed militias made threats against Washington.
“We should arm the protesters in Iran NOW,” Cruz wrote in a post on X.
“If the Iranian people were to overthrow the Ayatollah — a tyrant who routinely chants ‘death to America’ — America would become much, much safer,” the Texas Republican added.
Cruz was responding to another Tehran Bureau report, which cited a source inside Iran, detailing what was described as a rapidly deteriorating situation on the ground as security forces continued to put down the demonstrations.
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“From a trusted source in Tehran: tell all your friends [abroad] – everyone you know: there is absolutely nothing else we can do here in Iran,” the message said.
“They kill people in such ways, they descend on people so brutally, they attack us in such ways… We have lost so many lives that no one dares to go outside anymore. They shoot bullets directly. They kill outright. And even after killing they come and behead you and do countless other violent things to you,” the message continued.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, called for the arming of anti-government protesters in Iran. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
“Going out into the streets is literally suicide. It’s not about courage anymore. It’s madness. You go outside and they shoot you. They don’t even ask why you came. They just kill you,” the post continued. “There is absolutely no way for us to come together unless we have guns, unless we are as armed as they are. Otherwise they’ll have guns everywhere.”
According to the Press agency for human rights activistsActivist groups estimate that more than 6,000 people have been killed in Iran, with more cases under investigation.
According to reports, the protests began in late December amid widespread anger over economic hardship, political repression and corruption.
The IRAN regime has reportedly issued nationwide shoot-to-kill orders as the protest death toll rises
Iranian security forces reportedly killed prisoners and burned bodies during protests. Clashes in Kermanshah, Rasht and Mashhad continued despite government claims. (NCRI)
Cruz’s post came after armed militias linked to Iran warned the US that they would retaliate against any American attack on the Islamic Republic as the Trump administration moved troops into the region.
Iraq’s Kataib Hezbollah said it was prepared for “all-out war” if the US attacked Iran The Associated Press.
Abu Hussein al-Hamidawi, the group’s leader, said the Islamic Republic’s “enemies” would face “the bitterest forms of death.”
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Iraq’s Kataib Hezbollah said it was prepared for “all-out war” if the US attacked Iran. (Fadel Itani/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
“You will taste every form of mortal suffering, none of you will be left in our region, and we will sow terror in your hearts,” the statement said.
Meanwhile, Yemen’s Houthis also threatened to resume attacks on ships in the Red Sea, releasing a video Monday of a ship bursting into flames with the caption: “Soon,” The Associated Press reported.
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The USS Abraham Lincoln arrived in the Middle East on Monday as unrest in Iran continued to escalate.
