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.”
Iranian Police Chief Ahmad-Reza Radan: Anyone Who Stirs Anxiety on Social Media Will Be Arrested and May Face Execution; Our Police Forces Have Their Fingers on the Trigger, Ready to Shoot Any Protesters Taking to the Streets pic.twitter.com/HUDDQUx9qe
— MEMRI (@MEMRIReports) March 11, 2026
The comments came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged Iranians to “seize the moment” and “remove the Ayatollah regime.”