A new report claims that President Trump said the United States attempted to send guns to Iranian protestors after the country’s regime allegedly slaughtered 45,000 civilians. “The president also provided new details on what happened earlier this year, as the Iranian regime took to the streets and slaughtered what the president tells me is 45,000 civilians in their own country,” Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst said. “After that took place, President Trump told me the United States sent guns to the Iranian protestors. He tells me ‘we sent them a lot of guns.’ ‘We sent them through the Kurds,’ and the president says he thinks the Kurds kept them,” Yingst continued. “He went on to say, ‘we sent guns to the protestors, a lot of them,'” he added. Footage below: NEW: The United States sent guns to the Iranian protesters through the Kurds, President Trump told Fox News. "We sent guns to the protesters, a lot of them," President Trump told me. "And I think the Kurds took the guns." pic.twitter.com/CmAfYJVkIH — Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) April 5, 2026 More from the New York Post: Some Kurdish groups disputed Trump’s claims, with Hejar Berenji, a Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI) representative, telling Yingst, “We did not receive any weapons during the time of the demonstrations in Iran.” Anti-government protests began rocking Iran late last year due to a cost-of-living crisis, a plunging currency, and more. Trump repeatedly urged protesters to continue and vowed to help them. On Jan. 2, Trump warned Iran via Truth Social that if the theocratic regime violently “kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States of America will come to their rescue.” Nearly two weeks later, Trump called on Iranian protesters to “KEEP PROTESTING – TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS,” in a Truth Social post, declaring that “HELP IS ON ITS WAY.” At the time, it didn’t appear as though the US had taken major steps to provide assistance to the Iranian people. But Trump made clear Sunday that his administration had quietly made attempts. “Here’s what Kurdish Komala Party leader Abdullah Mohtadi told be about U.S. support last month, unrelated to what the President said about weapons,” Yingst wrote afterward. Here’s what Kurdish Komala Party leader Abdullah Mohtadi told be about U.S. support last month, unrelated to what the President said about weapons. pic.twitter.com/qWlZrHo26z — Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) April 5, 2026 “If they don’t make a deal and fast, I’m considering blowing everything up and taking over the oil,” Trump said, according to Yingst. “President Trump added that he believes he’ll be able to get a deal with Iran by tomorrow,” he added. Watch below: NEW: "If they don't make a deal and fast, I'm considering blowing everything up and taking over the oil," President Trump told me. President Trump added that he believes he'll be able to get a deal with Iran by tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/a7EDL6hQUJ — Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) April 5, 2026 Newsweek shared further: After remaining relatively quiet over the holiday weekend, Trump spoke to reporters on Sunday as he tried to build some buzz about American efforts to negotiate with Tehran and end the war. Yingst addressed the negotiations early on, saying Trump believes he can secure a deal “by tomorrow” and there was a “good chance” they could wrap on Monday. However, he then revealed details of the lead-up to the war, including the U.S. response to reports earlier this year of tens of thousands of civilians killed by the Iranian regime during protests, 45,000 by Trump’s count, and the U.S. then sent guns to Iranian protesters. The Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) estimated over 7,000 Iranian protesters were killed in response to the mass demonstrations, while other media reports, citing officials in Iran, said the actual number was over 30,000. “Remember, the president made a commitment to the Iranians protesters who were in the streets of their country earlier this year,” Yingst said. “Those images were circulating online of thousands of people who were slaughtered at the hands of the Iranian regime, the current regime that is attacking U.S. forces as we speak, and the president made a commitment on Truth Social to those protesters, and he said help is on the way.”