This is the exact action President Trump has warned the Iranian regime not to do. Thousands of Iranian protesters have taken to the streets of Iran to protest the economic and social downfall of Iran due to the leadership of its current regime. Videos on X show Iranian protesters storming teh streets and in some cities have taken down the Iranian national flag and have instead replaced it with its pre-Islamic revolution monarchy flag. Now the Iranian regime is cracking down on the protests and has reportedly begun to gun down protesters. Watch a video of the incident below: Here’s a backup video if needed: IRAN: REGIME FORCES SEEN FIRING AT CIVILIANS IN TEHRAN New footage show Iranian regime forces indiscriminately shooting at civilians in the streets of Tehran. The video adds to a growing pile of evidence pointing to a brutal crackdown as protests continue across the… https://t.co/2bhukDFiq8 pic.twitter.com/jHhqkvOh45 — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) January 11, 2026 ABC News reported 538 Iranian protesters have already been slaughtered since the protests began: The death toll from mass protests in Iran has risen to 538, according to data compiled by the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) on Sunday. The group says it has confirmed the deaths of 490 protesters and 48 members of security forces. 10,600 people also are recorded as having been arrested, according to HRANA. The HRANA data relies on the work of activists inside and outside the country. ABC News cannot independently verify these numbers. The Iranian government has not provided any death tolls during the ongoing protests. Video footage shot by locals and posted to social media appeared to show thousands of people protesting in Tehran’s Punak Square on Saturday night despite reported efforts by government security forces to disperse crowds. Elsewhere, videos showed large crowds gathered in the northeastern city of Mashhad. President Trump has warned the Iranian regime that if it continues to kill protesters, then he will respond to the Iranian regime with military force. Take a look: President TRUMP just reiterated that he is watching IRAN very closely, and if necessary, the United States “will get involved and hit them VERY HARD where it hurts” FREE IRAN pic.twitter.com/ndABn2I9QJ — Melissa (@MelissaLMRogers) January 9, 2026 NBC News reported more on Trump’s warning: Protesters ignored threats of severe punishment from Iran’s leaders and warnings from rights groups about undocumented killings as they poured out onto the streets of cities across the country late Friday. The fresh protests came as President Donald Trump again warned the regime that he would intervene if demonstrators were killed. “I tell the Iranian leaders: You better not start shooting, because we’ll start shooting, too,” he said at a meeting with oil executives. Iran’s Prosecutor-General Mohammad Movahedi Azad said Saturday that protesters would be considered an “enemy of God,” a death-penalty charge in Iran, in remarks reported by Iran’s semiofficial Tasnim news agency. The news agency also reported that 100 people had been arrested in Tehran province for “disrupting public order” and leading riots.