Iran’s army pledges to defend national interests after US backs protesters The Iranian army says it will safeguard strategic infrastructure and public property as it urged Iranians to thwart “the enemy’s plots”, after United States President Donald Trump issued a new warning to Iran’s leaders over escalating antigovernment protests.
In a statement published by semi-official news sites, the military on Saturday accused Israel and “hostile terrorist groups” of seeking to “undermine the country’s public security”.