Trump says Iranians should rise up against government if ceasefire declared

RiddleMaster · 2026-04-06T22:50:19+00:00

President Trump expressed on April 6 that he believes the Iranian people should rise against their government if a ceasefire is declared, while acknowledging the significant dangers they face in doing so.

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2026-04-06 22:50:19

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WASHINGTON, April 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday told ‌reporters that he thought the Iranian people should rise up against the government in the country if a ⁠ceasefire were declared, but understood that it was too dangerous for them to do so.

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“Well they should do it but, again, the consequences are great,” Trump said during a White ‌House ⁠news conference. “I mean, they were told, ‘If you protest, you will be shot immediately.’”

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Trump, who has threatened ⁠to bomb Iran’s power plants and bridges, also said he believed ⁠Iranians “would be willing to suffer that in order to ⁠have freedom.”

Reporting by Nandita Bose; Writing by Daphne Psaledakis and Doina Chiacu; Editing by David Ljunggren

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