Sam Asghari, Britney Spears’ ex-husband, is looking on the Trump administration to take army motion in Iran as protests proceed to accentuate abroad and right here at house.
“My message to the administration, and to this president, is that if they’re placing America first, it’s a must to become involved,” Asghari mentioned. “I do assist involvement, whether or not it’s army motion, sanctions, or no matter it takes, to carry this regime down.”
Final week, a U-Haul driver drove his truck by way of a avenue crammed with lots of of protesters demonstrating in solidarity with the folks of Iran and calling for regime change. The person injured two folks, catching many abruptly and sparking panic amongst protesters.
“Nobody was critically harm, that was crucial facet of it,” Asghari mentioned.
Asghari added the protest strengthened his perception that the Trump administration ought to act towards Iran’s ruling regime, regardless of saying in a 2022 GQ interview that he didn’t vote for President Trump throughout his first time period.
The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists Information Company (HRANA) reported Wednesday that not less than 2,615 folks have been killed, whereas unconfirmed reviews counsel the toll might be considerably greater.
Protests in Iran started when shopkeepers in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar took to the streets over the sharp drop within the worth of the nationwide foreign money on Dec. 28, 2025. The demonstrations shortly unfold nationwide, evolving into broad anti-government protests fueled by extreme financial situations and requires political reform.
Asghari mentioned he has household in Iran, however has been unable to speak with them immediately as a consequence of an web shutdown. He mentioned he has obtained affirmation that they’re protected, however described the state of affairs as dire.
“It’s been extraordinarily onerous,” he mentioned. “They’re persevering with to stay their lives, but it surely’s a really troublesome second to be a citizen of Iran, not simply due to the protests, but additionally due to the financial collapse and the shortcoming to stay a standard life.”
Asghari first got here to the U.S. in 2006 when he was 12 years outdated.
Now working within the leisure trade, Asghari mentioned he desires to make use of his platform to assist “see a free Iran,” including that if he have been nonetheless residing there right this moment, he believes he can be amongst these risking their lives within the streets.
“All people that’s going into the streets and with the mindset of they could by no means come again house” he mentioned.
Asghari mentioned protesting in Los Angeles, hundreds of miles from Iran, is important as a result of voices contained in the nation are being intentionally silenced.
“When the web shuts down, that’s when folks internationally exit within the streets and protest peacefully,” he mentioned. “We turn into the voice of these which can be being silenced with a complete blackout.”
President Donald Trump mentioned Friday that he “significantly revered” Iran’s choice to halt the deliberate execution of greater than 800 political prisoners, calling the transfer an sudden step by the regime.
However Asghari insists that’s not fully the case.
“I believe President Trump was thanking the Iranian regime for not executing folks, however the fact is they’re taking hundreds of individuals they arrested as hostages, and they’re spreading lies,” he mentioned. “ I do know this as a result of I’ve spoken to folks on the bottom who’re residing in Iran.”
