Overview
- President Trump wrote on Truth Social that the United States would "come to their rescue" if Iran violently kills peaceful protesters and said the country is "locked and loaded."
- On his War Room show, Steve Bannon argued against intervention and urged strict enforcement of sanctions so internal economic pressure forces change inside Iran.
- Bannon criticized figures such as Benjamin Netanyahu and Mark Levin as pushing intervention and said the United States should not intrude on Iran’s internal crisis.
- News reporting says the United States has not taken direct military action in Iran in 2026, as officials in Tehran have described the country as effectively at war with the U.S., Europe and Israel.
- Iranian security chief Ali Larijani warned that U.S. interference would destabilize the region and threaten American interests, as protests tied to Iran’s economic collapse have produced deaths and injuries.