‘World is watching’: Trump warns Iran against ‘massacre of peaceful protesters’

“To the brave, long-suffering people of Iran: I’ve stood with you since the beginning of my Presidency, and my Administration will continue to stand with you,” Trump tweeted.

US President Donald Trump warned Iran against cracking down on protests that broke out after it admitted shooting down an airliner by mistake, killing all 176 people aboard.

US President Donald Trump told the people of Iran Saturday that he stands by them and is monitoring protests. (AP File Photo)

“The government of Iran must allow human rights groups to monitor and report facts from the ground on the ongoing protests by the Iranian people,” Trump tweeted.

“There can not be another massacre of peaceful protesters, nor an internet shutdown. The world is watching,” Trump said in apparent allusion to an Iranian crackdown on street protests that broke out in November. Amnesty International has said it left more than 300 people dead.