Iran’s heroic protesters need to hear that America is on their side

With the people of Iran once again rising in protest against their oppressors, America’s leaders should leave no doubt that they side with the forces of freedom — and warn the gang that rules the country that Uncle Sam is watching.

“Death to Khamenei” the crowds are now shouting; Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s response began to turn deadly Thursday, with security goons firing on a crowd in the southwestern city of Lordegan, killing at least two.

Words of support from Washington are vital now — to encourage the protests and make Tehran think twice about a harsher crackdown. 

UN Ambassador Mike Waltz spoke out Monday; Secretary of State Marco Rubio and President Donald Trump should join him now.

Don’t be like President Barack Obama, who time and again flinched from publicly siding with Iranian protests, hesitating even to denounce Tehran’s bloody suppression of them.

Obama was busy trying to appease the regime into cooperating with his demented nuclear deal; Team Trump’s approach has  already proved far more to the point: bombing Iran’s nuke program into smithereens.

Iran’s people have risen up repeatedly these last 15 years against the misrule of the so-called Islamic Republic, with their cries shifting from calls for reform to demands to end the oppression installed by the 1979 revolution.

These latest protests entered a fifth day Thursday, still growing all across the nation; the voices crying out for justice now need to hear that Trump is on their side.

And their rulers need to know America won’t turn an Obamaesque blind eye if they try another ruthless crackdown, or Thursday’s killings will surely be just a taste of the bloodbath to come.