"Iran's parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, warned on Sunday to target US military facilities if Iran is attacked, following US President Donald Trump's threats. "In order not to fall into a miscalculation, you should know that in the event of an attempt to attack Iran, both the occupied territory and all US military facilities, bases, and ships in the region will be legitimate targets for us," he said during a parliament meeting in Tehran. "We will not limit ourselves to responding only after an action, but we will act based on tangible signs of threat. It is imperative to tell you and all his allies in the region not to make a miscalculation where regret will not be of any use," he continued. Ghalibaf also commented on the current protests across Iran, describing some as "mercenaries and traitors acting for the benefit of the US President." "They should know that we will deal with them in the most severe way, and punish those who are arrested and those who are armed," he stated. "We will definitely deal with them in a violent and tough manner, given what they have committed these days by attacking public property," he added. Protests began in Tehran in late December and later spread to other cities, driven by worsening economic conditions and a decline in the value of the national currency. Iranian officials say they are seeking to address protesters' 'justified' demands within existing capabilities, while warning that hostile actors are exploiting economic hardship to inflame unrest. On January 2, Trump warned in a post on his Truth Social platform: "If Iran shoots the protesters, the United States of America will come to their rescue."coming t"