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Trump threatens to launch attack against Iran amid protests
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By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
The United States President Donald J. Trump has issued a fresh threat against Iran, declaring that the U.S. is prepared to intervene militarily if Iranian authorities violently crack down on protesters.
Trump made the statement on Truth Social, warning Tehran against what he described as its “custom” of shooting and killing peaceful demonstrators.
“If Iran shots (sic) and violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States of America will come to their rescue,” Trump wrote. “We are locked and loaded and ready to go. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
The post immediately sparked reactions online, with critics describing it as inflammatory and reckless, while supporters praised it as a tough stance against alleged human rights abuses in Iran.
Iran swiftly pushed back. A senior Iranian official and top adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Ali Larijani, warned that any U.S. interference in Iran’s domestic affairs would destabilise the entire Middle East.
“American people should know that Trump started the adventurism. They ought to watch over their soldiers,” Larijani said, noting Iran’s regional influence through allied groups in Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen.
His comments came amid escalating tensions inside Iran, as a local official in western Iran, where several deaths have been reported, was quoted by state media as warning that any unrest or illegal gatherings would be met “decisively and without leniency,” raising fears of further bloodshed.
The warnings follow the largest wave of protests Iran has seen in three years. Demonstrations over soaring inflation and economic hardship have spread across the country, with deadly clashes between protesters and security forces concentrated in the western provinces of Lorestan and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari.
State-affiliated media and human rights groups say at least six people have been killed since Wednesday.
Among the dead is a man authorities identified as a member of the Basij paramilitary force, which is affiliated with Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards.
Iran has repeatedly faced major bouts of unrest in recent decades, often suppressing protests through mass arrests and heavy security deployments. However, analysts say deepening economic woes may have left the authorities more vulnerable this time.
The current demonstrations are the largest since nationwide protests erupted in late 2022 following the death of a young woman in police custody, unrest that paralysed the country for weeks and left hundreds dead, according to rights groups.
During the latest unrest, Iran’s President, Masoud Pezeshkian, struck a rare conciliatory tone, pledging dialogue with protest leaders over the cost-of-living crisis, even as rights groups accused security forces of firing on demonstrators.
Speaking on Thursday, before Trump’s threat, Pezeshkian acknowledged that government failures were largely responsible for the crisis.
“We are to blame… Do not look for America or anyone else to blame. We must serve properly so that people are satisfied with us,” he said. “It is us who have to find a solution to these problems.”
Pezeshkian’s administration is pursuing an economic liberalisation agenda, but one key policy, loosening currency exchange controls, has triggered a sharp fall in the value of Iran’s rial on the unofficial market.
The currency slide has worsened inflation, which has remained above 36 percent since March, even by official estimates, in an economy battered by Western sanctions over Iran’s nuclear programme.
Additional pressure has come from Israeli and U.S. strikes last year, the ousting of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, a close ally of Tehran, and Israel’s sustained bombardment of Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.
Iran continues to back armed groups in Iraq that have previously targeted U.S. forces, as well as Yemen’s Houthi movement, which controls much of the country’s north.
The Hengaw human rights group reported that at least 29 protesters have been arrested in the latest wave of demonstrations, including 14 ethnic Kurds, seven Lors, seven women and two children.
In Lorestan Province, a senior judicial official warned that there would be “no tolerance for illegal actions that threaten public order and safety.” State media said security forces had arrested several “disruptive individuals” in the counties of Azna and Delfan.
Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province has also witnessed unrest. Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency reported that three protesters were killed and 17 others injured during an attack on a police station in western Lorestan.
Both Fars and Hengaw reported additional fatalities in Lordegan, while authorities confirmed one death in Kuhdasht, Lorestan. Hengaw also reported another death in Iran’s central Isfahan Province.
The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA has began disilting of accumulated silt, sand and other objects blocking drains are being removed.
Men from FCTA were captured on camera as they clear blockades caused by flood.
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The Black Market Dollar-to-Naira Exchange Rate for 3rd September 2026 Can Be Accessed Below.
NOTE: The exchange rate changes hourly. It depends on the volume of dollars available and the Demand. This means…you can buy or sell 1 dollar at a certain rate, and the price can change (high or low) within hours.
The exchange rate fluctuates hourly based on the supply and demand of dollars in the market.
What’s the dollar to naira black market today, 3rd September 2026?
The exchange rate for a dollar to naira at Lagos Parallel Market (Black Market) players sell a dollar for ₦1403 and buy at ₦1395 on Thursday, 3rd September, 2026, according to sources at Bureau De Change (BDC).
Please note that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) does not recognize the parallel market (black market), as it has directed individuals who want to engage in Forex to approach their respective banks.
Dollar to Naira Black Market Rate Today
Dollar to Naira (USD to NGN) Black Market Exchange Rate Today
Selling Rate ₦1405
Buying Rate ₦1395
Dollar to Naira CBN Rate Today
Dollar to Naira (USD to NGN) CBN Rate Today
Highest Rate ₦1335
Lowest Rate ₦1326
A Celestial Church of Christ evangelist, Abidemi Odukoya, and his wife, Adenike, have reportedly died in separate circumstances following an alleged domestic altercation at their residence in the Akinode/Ibogun community, Ogun State.
It was learnt that the incident occurred in the early hours of Monday, August 25, after the couple allegedly engaged in a domestic dispute that escalated into a physical confrontation.
The altercation reportedly left Adenike unconscious and injured, while her husband allegedly fled the residence.
A former Chairman of the Community Development Association, Adejimi Olawumi, said in a video shared by Arole TV on Wednesday that he was alerted by residents’ cries for help and subsequently found the woman lying in a pool of blood.
Olawumi said, “It was around 1am when I heard my neighbours shouting, ‘thief, thief.’ On my way out, I saw Daniel. I asked him what happened, and he said it was his mum and dad. Then I went to call my neighbours to come out.
“Immediately, we got inside the house and saw the wife in a pool of blood. At that time, there were no vehicles to take her to the hospital.
“The son said he did not see what happened between his mum and dad because he was in the other room. So, we started calling people together.”
Olawumi said members of the CDA subsequently noticed that Odukoya was missing and began searching for him.
According to him, they later learnt that the cleric had been hit by a vehicle in the Ifo area of the state.
He said, “When we saw that we did not see the husband, everyone in the CDA came out to look for him everywhere. We called our area chairman to tell him about the incident.
“Later, we heard that Mr Abidemi had been hit by a car in Ifo. The police took him to the hospital, and we confirmed that he was the one. The CDA then started working on how to bring his remains home.
“We have never heard or seen something like this happen before. We only know that they fight sometimes and settle it among themselves.”
Meanwhile, the late evangelist’s younger sister, in a video circulating online, claimed that the couple had been involved in repeated disagreements before their deaths.
She said the couple had visited her around April following an earlier altercation, adding that the matter was eventually resolved at a police station.
She said, “I have been hearing that they have been fighting for a while now. Around April, they came to my house. He explained everything about how he and his wife fought, and that it was at the police station they settled it.
“I only told them to be patient with each other because it is not right for a husband and wife to fight against each other. They had been fighting for a very long time, and people helped them settle it. And now we just heard that the husband and wife are dead.”
The woman said the family was informed of the incident after one of the siblings received a phone call, adding that arrangements were subsequently made for the remains of the deceased.
The wife was reportedly buried on the day of the incident, while Odukoya was buried on Wednesday, September 2.
In separate footage seen by PUNCH Metro on Wednesday, some clerics were seen performing burial rites over the remains of the evangelist at an undisclosed location.
The circumstances surrounding the deaths, however, remained unclear as of the time of filing this report.
When contacted on Wednesday, the deputy spokesman for the state police command, Opeyemi Oluborode, confirmed the incident.
“The police is investigating the incident,” he added. (The PUNCH)
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