Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently revoked Iranian senior officials and their family members’ privilege to travel to the U.S., citing ongoing oppression by the regime.<\/p>\n
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei\u2019s regime is accused of killing more than 6,200 protesters since Dec. 28, with nearly 17,100 additional arrests as internet communications remain halted, according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA<\/u>).<\/p>\n
‘As the people of Iran continue to fight for their basic rights, [Rubio] took action this week to revoke the privilege of Iranian senior officials and their family members to be in the United States,’ the State Department wrote in an X post. ‘Those who profit from the Iranian regime’s brutal oppression are not welcome to benefit from our immigration system.’<\/p>\n
In addition to the potential civil rights violations in Iran, tensions have flared between Khamenei and President Donald Trump, as the U.S. attempts to strike a nuclear deal.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi warned on Wednesday the nation’s military is ‘prepared\u2014with their fingers on the trigger\u2014to immediately and powerfully respond to ANY aggression against our beloved land, air, and sea.’<\/p>\n
Araghchi claimed that Iran has ‘always welcomed’ a mutually beneficial, fair and equitable nuclear deal that would ensure Iran’s rights to peaceful nuclear technology, and guarantee no nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Trump fired back on Truth Social, warning a ‘massive’ armada was heading to Iran ‘with speed and violence, if necessary.’<\/p>\n
‘Time is running out, it is truly of the essence!’ Trump wrote in a post. ‘As I told Iran once before, MAKE A DEAL! They didn\u2019t, and there was \u2018Operation Midnight Hammer,\u2019 a major destruction of Iran. The next attack will be far worse! Don\u2019t make that happen again.’<\/p>\n