Photo courtesy of United States Central Command (CENTCOM). When protesters were being killed in Tehran in early January 2026, President Trump threatened strikes, telling Fox News he had “put Iran on notice” and that if the regime shot at demonstrators, the U.S. would hit Iran “very hard.” The Iranian diaspora and protesters were energized. Then Trump said he had been informed the killing had stopped and that executions of arrested protesters would not take place, citing “very important sources on the other side.” His detractors seized on the apparent stand-down, repeating the acronym TACO, Trump Always Chickens Out, which had gained prominence after his tariff reversals in 2025 and was extended to foreign policy based on claims that Trump had threatened force against adversaries 22…
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