Video: “Manage your country if you’re capable,” Khamenei blasts Trump over Iran protests
Abdullateef Fowewe
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has unleashed a rebuke against United States President Donald Trump amid escalating anti-government protests rocking Tehran and other cities.
@dailyeconomy8 Video: “Manage your country if you’re capable,” Khamenei blasts Trump over Iran protests Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has unleashed a rebuke against United States President Donald Trump amid escalating anti-government protests rocking Tehran and other cities. In a video clip shared on his official social media handle, Khamenei accused rioters of “causing self-destructive damage” during economic unrest and directly dismissed Trump’s supportive comments and threats of intervention. The footage, released as reports emerged of over 100 protest-related deaths and widespread internet blackouts, reinforces Tehran’s narrative of external meddling by the US and Israel. Khamenei mocked Trump’s stance, quoting him as saying the US would side with protesters if the Iranian government overreacted. “If you’re so capable, manage your own country,” said Khamenei. He added, “The US President has said that if the Iranian government does such-&-such, I’ll take the side of the rioters. The rioters have put their hopes in him. If he’s so capable, he should manage his own country.” In a separate post, Khamenei shared a 2.7-minute video tracing U.S. hostility toward Iran back to the 1979 Islamic Revolution. He claimed Iran reclaimed control of its oil, minerals, and vast lands from “American and Zionist dominance,” drawing parallels to U.S. interventions in Latin America for resource extraction. These posts come amid heightened US-Iran tensions, with protesters demanding economic reforms and an end to repression. Dailyeconomy had earlier reported that Trump issued a warning to Iran’s regime amid massive anti-government protests, stating the US stands ready to strike “very hard” if authorities resort to violence against “unarmed demonstrators”.
Video: “Manage your country if you’re capable,” Khamenei blasts Trump over Iran protests
In a video clip shared on his official social media handle, Khamenei accused rioters of “causing self-destructive damage” during economic unrest and directly dismissed Trump’s supportive comments and threats of intervention.
The footage, released as reports emerged of over 100 protest-related deaths and widespread internet blackouts, reinforces Tehran’s narrative of external meddling by the US and Israel.
Khamenei mocked Trump’s stance, quoting him as saying the US would side with protesters if the Iranian government overreacted.
“If you’re so capable, manage your own country,” said Khamenei.
He added, “The US President has said that if the Iranian government does such-&-such, I’ll take the side of the rioters. The rioters have put their hopes in him. If he’s so capable, he should manage his own country.”
In a separate post, Khamenei shared a 2.7-minute video tracing U.S. hostility toward Iran back to the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
He claimed Iran reclaimed control of its oil, minerals, and vast lands from “American and Zionist dominance,” drawing parallels to U.S. interventions in Latin America for resource extraction.
These posts come amid heightened US-Iran tensions, with protesters demanding economic reforms and an end to repression.
Dailyeconomy had earlier reported that Trump issued a warning to Iran’s regime amid massive anti-government protests, stating the US stands ready to strike “very hard” if authorities resort to violence against “unarmed demonstrators”.
“The crowds are just—they’re massive. The enthusiasm to overturn that regime is incredible,” said Trump.
However, on Saturday, Dailyeconomy observed that Iranian protesters setting fire to the Al-Rasool Mosque in Tehran’s Saadat Abad district on, amid chants denouncing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
The protest forms part of nationwide unrest that has gripped all 31 provinces since late 2025, fueled by economic collapse and government-imposed internet blackouts.
Protesters have targeted regime symbols including seminaries and Basij bases, with opposition exiles voicing support from abroad.
The video sighted by Dailyeconomy shows the chaos, promoting its prediction market where traders now peg a 40% chance of regime collapse by December 31, 2026 – a stark rise amid reports of security forces firing on demonstrators.
Meanwhile, Protests have erupted across multiple United States cities, including New York City, Seattle, and Columbus, in response to the fatal shooting of a woman identified as Good during a large-scale Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation in Minneapolis.
