— US president asks Iranians to take over institutions
By Irum Saleem
“Help is on way…keep protesting” Trump’s words to Iranian people.
“Iranian Patriots, KEEP PROTESTING – TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS!!!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
“Save the names of the killers and abusers. They will pay a big price. I have cancelled all meetings with Iranian Officials until the senseless killing of protesters STOPS. HELP IS ON ITS WAY,” US President Donald Trump on Tuesday wrote on his X account.
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) January 13, 2026
He said Iranians should continue nationwide protests and take over the country’s institutions
Interestingly Trump did not specify what form the promised “help” would take, in a message that backed regime change in the Islamic Republic — marking a change in the US stance from one day ago.
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AS WELL AS OTHER INTERNATIONAL COUNTERPARTS HAVE WARNED THEIR CITIZENS TO LEAVE IRAN.
— Robert Zimmerman Jr. (@rzimmermanjr) January 13, 2026
THIS MEANS THAT THE REGIME IS ON ITS LAST BREATH AND THE UNITED STATES IS GOING TO FINISH THE JOB.
GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
AND GOD BLESS OUR MEN AND… pic.twitter.com/WULunppmAP
Trump’s Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that a channel for diplomacy with Tehran remained open, saying that Iran was taking a “far different tone” in private discussions with Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff.
Trump on Monday had also announced a 25 per cent tariff on any country doing business with Iran.
Encouragement matters, but access to information, economic pressure on decision makers and coordination with allies matter more. If this becomes consistent policy instead of one-off statements, it could genuinely shift the balance. The world is watching what comes next.
— Big B😈 (@Orev_a) January 13, 2026
Meanwhile, Russia on Tuesday condemned what it described as “subversive external interference” in Iran’s internal politics and said US threats of new military strikes against the country were “categorically unacceptable”.
Dear President Trump, please meet with the leader of Iran’s national revolution, Prince Reza Pahlavi, and be the voice of Iran!
— EHSAN KARAMI (@ehsaankaramy) January 13, 2026
“Those who plan to use externally inspired unrest as a pretext for repeating the aggression against Iran committed in June 2025 must be aware of the disastrous consequences of such actions for the situation in the Middle East and global international security,” the Russian foreign ministry said in a statemen
On the other hand, Rueters reported that over 2,000 people in Iran have been killed so in the ongoing protests.
Lets see how long these protests go on.
