Trump Says Iran Withholds Pay From Large Military Segments as Protester Killings Reach New Levels
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Updated · abcnews.com · Aug 25
Trump Says Iran Withholds Pay From Large Military Segments as Protester Killings Reach New Levels
3 articles · Updated · abcnews.com · Aug 25
Summary
Tuesday morning, Donald Trump said on social media that Iran is not paying “large segments” of its military and is killing protesters at levels “not seen before.”
Trump described the situation as “a humanitarian crisis of epic proportions” and called for it to “be stopped, NOW.”
The post framed Tehran’s internal unrest around two pressures at once— alleged unpaid military personnel and intensified violence against protesters.