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Fox News senior strategic analyst, retired Gen. Jack Keane, gave a grave assessment of the state of the Iranian regime amid its crackdown on anti-government protests and hinted at what could come next during “Special Report” on Friday.
“If I was in the Iranian regime, I would take President Trump dead serious here,” Keane warned.
On Friday, President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that the U.S. is “locked and loaded and ready to go” if the Iranian regime shoots and kills protesters. His message comes as anti-regime demonstrations enter their second week, with at least 44 protesters reportedly killed by Iranian security forces, according to the National Council of Resistance of Iran.
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Keane declared that the Iranian regime is at its “weakest point” in 45 years, with “no prospect of recovering.” Highlighting Trump’s clear warning, Keane pointed out several key differences in the current protests compared to previous demonstrations in Iran.
“Politically, [the Iranian regime] can’t meet the social, political, and economic aspirations of the people. Economically, they’re in the tank, to be sure, and with no prospect of recovering,” Keane added.
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He continued, “And militarily, they just lost a war. They’ve lost their platform in Syria. Their proxies are, by and large, decapitated and almost eliminated, to be sure.”
Keane summarized, “The result of all of that is they are in a fundamentally weak position, and it’s serious in terms of the regime.”
The retired U.S. Army general connected his assessment of the Iranian regime to the ongoing civilian protests.
“And when you have that, it also breeds discontent and breaks down trust and unity because people begin to fear about their own survival,” he explained.
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When Fox News anchor Bret Baier asked Keane about the likelihood of “some kind of strike” from the U.S. or Israel in support of anti-regime protesters soon, Keane did not give a definitive answer.
“I think I would take the president serious,” he replied. “I have no insight into what they’re thinking, but I’m listening to what they are saying. And he’s dead serious.”
https://www.foxnews.com/media/keane-warns-iranian-regime-take-trump-dead-serious-protest-killing-threat-amid-ongoing-demonstrations
