Beginning with shopkeepers and bazaar merchants in Tehran, the demonstrations soon spread to universities, drawing in large numbers of students from across the country.
US president Trump immediately reacted on his own platform Truth Social and announced "military help for the protesters" to achieve their goals. As severe economic problems in Iran can be related not only to administrative problems of the regime, but for an essential part, as well, to the sanctions imposed on the country in the frame of an alleged development of nuclear weapons, Trump's interference could therefore be seen as a pretext to continue bombing further nuclear facilities.
[Voice of America VOAin Chinese, on January 3, 2026]
Trump Warns of Possible Airstrikes Against Iran - Russia Urges Restraint
The Kremlin on Tuesday (December 30) called on all parties to avoid escalating tensions over Iran, after US President Trump stated that Washington would support another large-scale airstrike against Iran.
Reuters reported that the US military joined Israel in a 12-day military operation against Tehran in June, attacking three major Iranian nuclear facilities. Trump stated at the time that the operation had "destroyed" Iranian nuclear facilities, but later US assessments found that the attack primarily damaged one of the facilities, named Fordow.
Trump held a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Monday, December 29. He stated that Tehran might be trying to restart its weapons program after the US airstrikes in June. Iran denies possessing a nuclear weapons program.
Trump said, "I've seen reports that they're expanding weapons facilities, etc., and if that's the case, they're probably using somewhere else, not the facilities we destroyed."
Pezeshkian: Iran Will Respond Strongly to Any Attack.
The Associated Press (AP) reported that Iranian President Pezeshkian said on Tuesday that Iran would respond strongly to any attack. This appears to be a response to Trump's warnings about Iran resuming its nuclear program.
Pezeshkian wrote on the social media platform X, "The Islamic Republic of Iran's response to any brutal aggression will be severe and deterrent." However, he did not elaborate further.
Russia, however, called for de-escalation. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the media, "We believe it is necessary to avoid any actions that could escalate regional tensions, and first and foremost, dialogue with Iran is essential."
He stated that Russia will continue to deepen its close relationship with Iran.
[Asia TV News on December 31, 2025]
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