1 7 A member of the Iranian police attends a pro-government rally in Tehran, Iran. 4 7 Demonstrators burn pictures of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei outside the Iranian embassy during a rally in support of nationwide protests in Iran, in London, Britain. Trump’s interest in the protests, the analysts said, is likely tactical rather than ideological, Salem said. Applied to Iran, however, it collides with formidable obstacles - a security state entrenched for decades, deep institutional cohesion and a much larger and ethnically complex country. The White House and State Department did not respond to Reuters questions about what action, if any, Trump might take.

Source: The Telegraph January 13, 2026 12:58 UTC