J.K. Rowling blasted the silence of leftists who claim to be human rights supporters amid the recent anti-Islamic regime protests in Iran, saying their silence proves they don’t care about "people being oppressed and brutalized" as long as it’s being “done by the enemies of your enemies.”
The famed “Harry Potter” author was one of the first to effectively rail against the injustice of the insane transgender agenda, proven right by everyone eventually. And once again, she’s on the right side of history, showing her support to those people who are risking their lives in Iran by speaking out against their oppressive government.
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If you claim to support human rights yet can’t bring yourself to show solidarity with those fighting for their liberty in Iran, you’ve revealed yourself. You don’t give a damn about people being oppressed and brutalised so long as it’s being done by the enemies of your enemies. pic.twitter.com/eK3jjh3pD6
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) January 11, 2026
“If you claim to support human rights yet can’t bring yourself to show solidarity with those fighting for their liberty in Iran, you’ve revealed yourself,” Rowling wrote in a post on X. “You don’t give a damn about people being oppressed and brutalized so long as it’s being done by the enemies of your enemies.”
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The comments come amid anti-government protests in Iran, where more than 500 freedom protestors have reportedly been killed, according to the U.S.-based Human Rights Activist News Agency.
On Sunday, President Donald Trump spoke to members of the press on Air Force One, throwing his support behind the protestors.
"They're starting to, it looks like, and there seem to be some people killed that aren't supposed to be killed," the president said. "These are violent — if you call them leaders, I don't know if they're leaders or just if they rule through violence. And, we're looking at some very strong options. We’ll make a determination."
Days earlier, Trump warned the Islamic regime that the alleged killings must stop or the U.S. will hit Iran “very hard.”
"Iran’s in big trouble," Trump stated. "It looks to me that the people are taking over certain cities that nobody thought were really possible just a few weeks ago. We’re watching the situation very carefully."
Trump also shared that "We’ll be hitting them very hard where it hurts. And that doesn’t mean boots on the ground, but it means hitting them very, very hard where it hurts."
Iranian-Americans have also taken to the streets here in the U.S. to show support for their brethren in their home country.
At one of the anti-Islamic regime protests in Los Angeles over the weekend, a driver of a U-Haul truck plowed right through the protesters, as my RedState colleague Joe Cunningham reported.
Angry protestors RUSHED the U-Haul truck driven by an Islamist which was used to mow down people in Los Angeles
— Gitmo (Health is a Wealth) 🇺🇸🇮🇱 (@Gitmo99) January 12, 2026
LET THE PEOPLE HAVE HIM#HIAW 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/mmZKfoqd02
The protestors rushed the truck and attacked the driver before he was taken into custody by the LAPD. Wild video from ABC7 showed just how chaotic the scene was.
HAPPENING NOW: LAPD says a U-Haul drove through a crowd of protestors at the DTLA Iran Regime protest. The driver was detained. This is the view from Air 7:@ABC7 pic.twitter.com/knIt5kZlLE
— Abigail Velez (@abc7abigail) January 12, 2026
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