Protests have expanded rapidly across Iran in recent days, with dozens reportedly having been killed amid a crackdown by the Iranian regime. “Protesters demonstrated in at least 156 instances across 27 provinces on January 8, which almost doubles the number of protests recorded on January 7,” according to the Institute for the Study of War, a national security policy and education nonprofit. The anti-regime protests are in response to Iran’s failing economy and rampant inflation. The protests are the largest demonstrations against the regime in years, and President Donald Trump has threatened to take action against the regime if its crackdown on protests turned deadly. The Daily Signal depends on the support of readers like you. Donate now “In the past, they’ve started shooting the hell out of [protesters],” Trump said during a recent interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity. “So they played rough,” Trump continued, “and I said, if they do that, we’re going to hit them very hard.” …