By Steve Holland and Humeyra Pamuk
By Steve Holland and Humeyra Pamuk
WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) – With tweets of solidarity in Farsi and technological instruments to bypass web shutdowns, U.S. President Donald Trump is perhaps near exhausting his choices to assist Iranian protesters rising up towards their rulers.
U.S. officers say the administration must keep away from any overtures that might draw accusations of international meddling – like direct financing – and improve the probabilities of a violent crackdown on the individuals it desires to assist.
The day after protests broke out in Tehran and different cities following Iran’s admission on Saturday after days of denials that it shot down a Ukrainian airliner, killing all 176 individuals aboard, Trump despatched a tweet in Farsi aimed toward Iran’s leaders: “DO NOT KILL YOUR PROTESTERS.” It was retweeted virtually 80,000 occasions.
U.S. officers mentioned the intent of Trump’s tweet and different voices of assist throughout the administration was to bolster the message that Washington stands in solidarity with the Iranian individuals, whereas serving to shine a lightweight on the…