President Donald Trump warned Iranian leaders on Jan. 12 to hold back from killing its citizens who are protesting across the country after Tehran admitted to mistakenly shooting down a Ukrainian airliner, killing all 176 people aboard, including 82 Iranians.
In a string of Twitter posts over the weekend, including some in Farsi, that expressed support for the Iranian people, Trump said the United States is watching the Islamic regime closely. Protesters continued to gather on Jan. 12 for the second day of widespread demonstrations, as public anger boiled over following days of denials by the Iranian military that it was to blame.
