{"id":52378,"date":"2026-01-10T01:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T07:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=52378"},"modified":"2026-01-10T03:07:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T09:07:17","slug":"keane-warns-iranian-regime-to-take-trump-dead-serious-on-protest-killing-threat-amid-ongoing-demonstrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=52378","title":{"rendered":"Keane warns Iranian regime to take Trump ‘dead serious’ on protest killing threat amid ongoing demonstrations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Fox News senior strategic analyst Jack Keane, a retired general, gave a grave assessment of the state of the Iranian regime amid its crackdown on anti-government protests<\/a> and hinted at what could come next Friday on “Special Report.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“If I was in the Iranian regime, I would take President Trump dead serious here,” Keane warned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Friday, President Donald Trump<\/a> warned in a Truth Social post that the U.S. is “locked and loaded and ready to go” if the Iranian regime shoots and kills protesters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His message<\/a> comes as anti-regime demonstrations enter their second week and at least 44 protesters have been killed by Iranian security, according to the National Council of Resistance of Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keane declared the Iranian regime is at its “weakest point” in 45 years with “no prospect of recovering<\/a>.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Noting Trump\u2019s warning under “no uncertain terms,” <\/em>Keanelisted other key differences about the anti-regime protests that stood out to him from previous demonstrations in Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sits next to a senior military official in Iran. (Getty Images)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“<\/strong>Politically, [the Iranian regime] can’t meet the social and political and economic aspirations of the people. Economically, they’re in the tank, to be sure, and with no prospect of recovering,” Keane added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“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,” he added. “The result of all of that is they are in a fundamentally weak position, and it’s serious in terms of the regime.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The retired U.S. Army general connected his assessment of the Iranian regime to civilian protests<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anti-Iran regime protests grow across the country as the Trump administration boosts demonstrators offering support. (Alex Brandon\/AP ; Fars News Agency via AP)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Fox News anchor Bret Baier asked Keane what he thought about the probability of “some kind of strike” from the U.S. or Israel<\/a> in support of anti-regime protesters happening soon, he did not offer a definitive answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I think I would take the president serious<\/a>,” 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.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doubling down on his assertion, Keane appeared to refer to the U.S. military\u2019s obliteration of Iran\u2019s nuclear enrichment sites<\/a> in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows the Natanz nuclear site in Iran Jan. 24, 2025.  (Maxar Technologies\/AP)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Anybody at this point that doesn\u2019t take President Trump serious when he\u2019s saying something like this, given the last year, is certainly reckless and irresponsible,” he stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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