Trump confirms that the US (and Israel, by definition) armed anti-government protesters in Iran.

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Aaron Maté

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Trump confirms that the US (and Israel, by definition) armed anti-government protesters in Iran. This is what the Iranian government responded to in January, just as any other government would have done.

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NEW: The United States sent guns to the Iranian protesters through the Kurds, President Trump told Fox News. "We sent guns to the protesters, a lot of them," President Trump told me. "And I think the Kurds took the guns."

12:50 AM · Apr 6, 2026

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