The foreign nation, which is trying to quell growing protests among its citizens, warned it would strike back if Trump gets involved.

“Iran’s destabilizing behavior threatens the national interests of the United States, and therefore President Trump has reinstated a policy of ‘maximum pressure,’" the official said. Iran’s conduct in the Middle East and around the world ...

Marching alongside a column of protesters through the city of Borujerd in western Iran, a middle-aged woman appeared unperturbed by the blood streaming down her chin. “I am not afraid,” she called out in a video clip posted by Iran International. “I have been dead for 47 years.”

Former Deputy National Security Advisor Victoria Coates discusses the Trump administration increasing pressure on the Maduro regime and President Donald Trump's policy towards Iran on 'Fox News Live.'

But ignored in his claims of wanting to help Iranians is a fact: decades of US-led sanctions against Iran, including ones that were toughened under Trump, have played a central role in the country’s economic crises that were the primary trigger for the current spate of protests.

U.S. sanctions on Iran have taken a heavy toll on the country’s economy, contributing to the current protest movement.

Donald Trump's sanctions, described as some of the most stringent ever, have created a dire situation for Iranians, who feel hopeless amid escalating living costs and lack of diplomatic solutions, according to experts.

The tariff is designed to economically isolate Iran by compelling its trading partners to choose between access to the Iranian market and continued entry to the US economy. Although the White House initially offered no precise definition of what constitutes “doing business” with Iran,

National polls show broad voter resistance to military action abroad and rising support for a less active role in global issues.