CNN’s Clarissa Ward Blames Trump for Any Regime Retaliation Against Iranians

WARD I think that ░░░░░░░░ know when you talk ░░░░░░░░ people in Iran and ░░░░░░░░ m actually just talking ░░░░░░░░ now to a woman ░░░░░░░░ s a journalist inside ░░░░░░░░ that s sort of ░░░░░░░░ the fear that a ░░░░░░░░ dog can be their ░░░░░░░░ dangerous when they re ░░░░░░░░ of on the back ░░░░░░░░ when they are weakened ░░░░░░░░ ve just been speaking ░░░░░░░░ this woman I ve ░░░░░░░░ talking to her throughout ░░░░░░░░ last couple of weeks ░░░░░░░░ particularly obviously in the ░░░░░░░░ week She just messaged ░░░░░░░░ to say My God ░░░░░░░░ s awake Everybody s ░░░░░░░░ shock Obviously they haven ░░░░░░░░ had internet It comes ░░░░░░░░ small waves She s ░░░░░░░░ you know What do ░░░░░░░░ think is going to ░░░░░░░░ How will it continue ░░░░░░░░ she said something that ░░░░░░░░ sort of struck me ░░░░░░░░ said If the war ░░░░░░░░ the country will be ░░░░░░░░ And if it doesn ░░░░░░░░ the Islamic Republic will ░░░░░░░░ its revenge on us ░░░░░░░░ I think she speaks ░░░░░░░░ a very specific voice ░░░░░░░░ Iran but it s ░░░░░░░░ important voice because it ░░░░░░░░ a voice we re ░░░░░░░░ hearing so much of ░░░░░░░░ there s so much ░░░░░░░░ about speaking out in ░░░░░░░░ which is that voice ░░░░░░░░ people who feel caught ░░░░░░░░ the middle who have ░░░░░░░░ love for the regime ░░░░░░░░ the ayatollahs who have ░░░░░░░░ their friends and activists ░░░░░░░░ for literally dancing in ░░░░░░░░ videos But it will ░░░░░░░░ have no love for ░░░░░░░░ who also are fierce ░░░░░░░░ who resent the very ░░░░░░░░ of being sort of ░░░░░░░░ into submission or regime ░░░░░░░░ And I think for ░░░░░░░░ like this and there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of them ░░░░░░░░ the ground this is ░░░░░░░░ profoundly frightening moment because ░░░░░░░░ some ways they are ░░░░░░░░ to be the ones ░░░░░░░░ pay the consequences right ░░░░░░░░ are going to be ░░░░░░░░ ones to wake up ░░░░░░░░ to a new normal ░░░░░░░░ all the risks that ░░░░░░░░ entails She told me ░░░░░░░░ people are being rounded ░░░░░░░░ and arrested because obviously ░░░░░░░░ have our own Fred ░░░░░░░░ who is inside Tehran ░░░░░░░░ you suggest to people ░░░░░░░░ you like to try ░░░░░░░░ make contact with Fred ░░░░░░░░ answer is like Absolutely ░░░░░░░░ because there is such ░░░░░░░░ fear There is such ░░░░░░░░ fear about talking to ░░░░░░░░ risking your life And ░░░░░░░░ now the feeling is ░░░░░░░░ they could face the ░░░░░░░░ of this They could ░░░░░░░░ the wrath of the ░░░░░░░░ dogs.”