ISTANBUL 

US interference in Iran would both destabilize the Middle East and devastate US interests as well, warned the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council on Friday.

Responding in English to recent remarks by US President Donald Trump, Ali Larijani said on US social media company X: “With the statements by Israeli officials and Trump, what has been going on behind the scenes is now clear.”

He said Iran distinguishes between the stance of Iran’s “protesting shopkeepers and the actions of disruptive actors,” warning that US interference in what he described as an internal matter would “destabilize the entire region and destroy America’s interests.”

"The American people should know — Trump started this adventurism. They should be mindful of their soldiers’ safety," he added.

Larijani’s remarks came after US President Donald Trump warned that Washington would intervene if Iran “shoots and violently kills peaceful protesters,” saying that the US is “locked and loaded and ready to go.”