Trump claims the US made an effort to arm Iranian protesters but ended up losing the weapons.
On Monday, April 6, 2026, President Donald Trump announced that the United States had made efforts to secretly supply Iranian protesters with arms during widespread anti-government protests that occurred earlier this year.
During an Easter event at the White House, he affirmed the purpose behind the delivery of the weapons. Trump informed reporters that "a significant number of firearms" were dispatched so that the populace "could defend themselves against these thugs," a term he used to describe the Iranian authorities.
He asserted that the weapons were intercepted and never reached the intended recipients among the protesters. Trump specifically accused "Kurdish intermediaries" of appropriating the arms for their own use, commenting that they likely thought, "What a beautiful gun. I think I'll keep it."
In response, several Iranian Kurdish factions have refuted these allegations, asserting that they did not receive any such arms from the United States.
These disclosures arise amidst a growing conflict following a collaborative military operation by the U.S. and Israel that commenced on February 28, 2026, after several months of internal turmoil in Iran. Nevertheless, Trump did not provide specifics regarding whom he was implicating in the misappropriation of the U.S. weapons.

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