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Iran police chief warns protesters will be treated ‘as we treat the enemy’

Ahmad-Reza Radan said his forces have “fingers on the trigger” for demonstrators demanding regime change after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged Iranians to rise up.

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Iranian police chief General Ahmad-Reza Radan attends a military parade marking the country's annual army day in the capital Tehran on April 18, 2023. Photo by Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images.
Iranian police chief General Ahmad-Reza Radan attends a military parade marking the country’s annual army day in the capital Tehran on April 18, 2023. Photo by Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images.
(March 11, 2026 / JNS)

Iran’s police chief warned citizens against protesting for regime change, saying demonstrators would be treated “as we treat the enemy,” Australia’s ABC News reported on Wednesday.

Police commander Ahmad-Reza Radan told state television that “all our forces have their fingers on the trigger.”

The comments came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged Iranians to “seize the moment” and “remove the Ayatollah regime.”

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