‘He fooled us’: Iranian protesters say they feel betrayed over Trump’s ‘help’ which never came
Trump has repeatedly threatened to intervene militarily in Iran if the clerical regime continued to kill protesters or execution of demonstrators took place.
Protesters participate in a demonstration supporting protesters in Iran, in front of the US Consulate, Milan, Italy. (AP Photo)
When US President Donald Trump announced that “help is on its way” for protesters in Iran, they believed it and their hopes further soared on Wednesday, when reports confirmed that some non-essential US military personnel were told to leave Middle East bases, a move seen as preparation for the battle.
But the US president, on Thursday, reversed his course and said that Iran’s regime has agreed to stop the execution of protesters and the demonstrators felt “betrayed”, Time magazine reported. An Iranian, who was interviewed on Friday, said, “After he said the Iranian authorities had told him there won’t be any more killings and executions, everyone was just stunned.”
Iranians attend an anti-government protest in Tehran, Iran. (UGC via AP)
The Iranian further said, “Everyone was enraged; they just kept saying this bastard used us as cannon fodder. Iranians feel that they were played, that he fooled them, deceived them.”
Trump has repeatedly threatened to intervene militarily in Iran if the clerical regime continued to kill protesters or execution of demonstrators took place. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called Trump a “criminal” and added, “We will not drag the country into war, but we will not let domestic or international criminals go unpunished.”
A 40-year-old businessman in Iran, who called his friends and relatives to inform them about Trump’s social media post which said “Help is on its way”, said that “Trump is worse than Obama.” The businessman added that the US president “screwed up” and that “he pulled the rug from under our feet,” Time magazine reported.
Trump, on Tuesday, had urged Iranians to keep protesting and to “take over your institutions”, telling them “help is on its way”. But Washington back tracked from military intervention in the Islamic Republic, at least temporarily.
In a latest interview to Politico, Trump said, “It’s time to look for new leadership in Iran.” The death toll in the country has crossed 5,000, according to an Iranian official quoted by Reuters.
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Protesters participate in a demonstration supporting protesters in Iran, in front of the US Consulate, Milan, Italy. (AP Photo) 
