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    Trump Administration's Support For Iran Protests May Backfire, Experts Warn

    The administration has ramped up rhetoric about what it calls Iran's "malign" behavior, and seems to be trying to encourage Iranians to rise up against their government.
    by Michele Kelemen Jul 23, 2018 3 minutes

    When President Trump warned Iran over Twitter on Sunday night about severe consequences for any threats toward the United States, it did not just come out of the blue.

    Speaking to reporters on Monday about the president's all-caps threat, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said that Trump's language has been "pretty strong" toward Iran all along.

    But the Trump administration has been ramping up rhetoric about what it calls Iran's "malign" behavior in the region.

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