Trump admits US sent weapons to fuel riots, terrorism inside Iran
US President Donald Trump has again admitted to Washington's support for armed riots and terrorist activities inside Iran amid continued aggressive American measures targeting the nation.
Speaking to reporters at the Oval Office on Monday, Trump said elements were willing to take such seditious actions inside Iran.
He, however, referred to such actors as "the Iranian people" and pointed to the measures they could take as simply "going out on the streets."
"They have no weapons. They have no guns," he claimed.
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Earlier this year, too, Trump had unequivocally admitted to the United States' intentions to arm such elements, saying, "We sent guns, a lot of guns." "You know what happened? The people that they sent them to kept them," he had added at the time.
Adding to his Monday remarks, the US president said the weapons had been transferred to "Kurds," who, according to him, stopped short of relaying the arms. "The Kurds disappointed us. The Kurds take, take, take... I’m very disappointed in the Kurds."
The comments came as Iran faced widespread riots and terror activities across the country in late December and early January, during which elements primed and trained by American and Israeli spy agencies roamed the streets and opened fire against civilians and security forces.
Thousands, including women and children, were martyred throughout the episode that sought to take advantage of peaceful economic protests.
The Islamic Republic has denounced such "long-standing" policy on the part of the United States "of creating, financing, and arming terrorist groups in West Asia and beyond," saying, it "constitutes a flagrant violation of the UN Charter and the fundamental principles and rules of international law."
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Tehran has also urged the United Nations to condemn and confront such measures.
Trump's remarks also follow unprovoked American-Israeli aggression against the Islamic Republic, which was launched in late February.
The US president announced a ceasefire on April 8 amid decisive Iranian retaliation, but continues to target the country with an illegal naval blockade.
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