Ted Cruz urges US to arm Iranian protesters as militias threaten ‘total war’ against America

Sen. Ted Cruz called for the U.S. to limb Iranian protesters Tuesday arsenic unrest continues wrong the federation and Iran-backed militias issued threats against Washington.

"We should beryllium arming the protesters successful Iran. NOW," Cruz wrote successful a station connected X.

"For the Iranian radical to overthrow the Ayatollah — a tyrant who routinely chants ‘death to America’ — would marque America much, overmuch safer," the Texas Republican added.

Cruz was responding to different station from Tehran Bureau, which cited a root wrong Iran detailing what was described arsenic a rapidly deteriorating concern connected the crushed arsenic information forces continued to ace down connected demonstrations.

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"From trusted root successful Tehran: Tell each of your friends [abroad] — everyone you know: determination is perfectly thing other we tin bash present wrong Iran," the station read.

"They are sidesplitting radical successful specified ways, they’ve descended upon radical truthful brutally, they’re attacking america successful specified ways... We’ve mislaid truthful galore lives that nary 1 dares spell retired anymore. They sprout straight with bullets. They termination outright. And adjacent aft killing, they travel and behead you, and bash countless different convulsive things to you," it continued.

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, called for the armament of anti-government protesters successful Iran. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

"Going retired into the streets is virtually suicide. It’s not astir bravery anymore. It’s madness. You spell retired and they sprout you point-blank. They don’t adjacent inquire wherefore you came. They conscionable termination you," the station continued. "There is perfectly nary mode for america to stitchery unless we had weapons, unless we were equipped similar them. Otherwise they person weapons everywhere."

According to the Human Rights Activists News Agency, activistic groups estimation that much than 6,000 radical person been killed successful Iran, with further cases inactive nether review.

The protests began successful precocious December amid wide choler implicit economical hardship, governmental repression and corruption, according to reports.

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Iranian information forces allegedly killed detainees and burned bodies during protests, with clashes continuing successful Kermanshah, Rasht and Mashhad contempt authorities claims. (NCRI)

Cruz’s station came aft equipped militias aligned with Iran warned the U.S. they would retaliate against immoderate American onslaught connected the Islamic Republic, arsenic the Trump medication moved forces into the region.

Kataib Hezbollah successful Iraq said it was prepared for "total war" if the U.S. attacked Iran, according to The Associated Press.

Abu Hussein al-Hamidawi, the group’s leader, said the "enemies" of the Islamic Republic would look "the bitterest forms of death."

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Kataib Hezbollah successful Iraq said it was prepared for "total war" should the U.S. onslaught Iran. (Fadel Itani/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

"You volition sensation each signifier of deadly suffering, thing of you volition stay successful our region, and we volition onslaught panic successful your hearts," the connection read.

Meanwhile, Yemen’s Houthis besides threatened to restart attacks connected vessels successful the Red Sea, releasing a video Monday showing a vessel engulfed successful flames, captioned: "Soon," The Associated Press reported.

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As antecedently reported by Fox News Digital, President Donald Trump said Iran appeared to beryllium seeking negotiations with the U.S. amid the increasing subject buildup, telling Axios, "They privation to marque a deal. I cognize so. They called connected galore occasions. They privation to talk."

The USS Abraham Lincoln arrived successful the Middle East connected Monday arsenic unrest wrong Iran continued to escalate.

Fox News Digital has reached retired to Sen. Ted Cruz for comment.