Britney Spears’ Iranian-American ex-husband Sam Asghari urges Trump to act against Iran’s regime
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Sam Asghari, best known to many as Britney Spears’ ex-husband, is calling on the Trump administration to take action against Iran’s ruling regime.
Asghari, who is Iranian American, said Washington can’t afford to sit this one out.
“My message to the administration, and to this president, is if they are putting America first, you have to get involved,” Asghari told the New York Post. “I do support involvement, whether it’s military action, sanctions, or whatever it takes, to bring this regime down.”
His comments come as demonstrations tied to unrest in Iran continue to spill into American cities, at times resulting in dangerous consequences.
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Last week, a U-Haul driver plowed a truck through a street packed with hundreds of protesters demonstrating in solidarity with the Iranian people and calling for regime change. Two people were injured in the incident.
“No one was seriously hurt, that was the most important aspect of it,” Asghari said.
He added that the protest highlighted why he believes the Trump administration should act decisively against Iran’s leadership, despite having previously distanced himself from Trump.
In a 2022 interview with GQ, Asghari said he did not vote for Trump during his first term.
Meanwhile, conditions inside Iran appear increasingly dire. According to the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), at least 2,615 people have been killed amid the unrest. Unconfirmed reports suggest the true death toll could be significantly higher.
The protests began on December 28, 2025, when shopkeepers in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar took to the streets after a sharp plunge in the value of Iran’s national currency. The economic backlash quickly escalated into nationwide demonstrations against the regime, accompanied by demands for political reform.
Sam Asghari is cut off from family amid internet blackout
Asghari still has family living in Iran, and said communication has become nearly impossible due to an internet shutdown. While he has received confirmation that his relatives are safe, he described conditions inside the country as dire.
“It’s been extremely hard,” he said. “They’re continuing to live their lives, but it’s a very difficult moment to be a citizen of Iran, not just because of the protests, but also because of the economic collapse and the inability to live a normal life.”
Asghari first arrived in the United States in 2006, when he was just 12 years old. Now based in the US and working in the entertainment industry, he said he feels a responsibility to speak out.
He said he hopes to use his platform to help “see a free Iran,” adding that if he were still living there, he believes he would be risking his life alongside protesters. “Everybody that is going into the streets and with the mindset of... they might never come back home,” he said.
Asghari also stressed the importance of protests outside Iran, particularly in cities like Los Angeles, saying voices inside the country are deliberately silenced.
"When the internet shuts down, that’s when people internationally go out in the streets and protest peacefully,” he said. “We become the voice of those that are being silenced with a total blackout.”
Sam Asghari on Iran cancelling planned execution of political prisoners
President Donald Trump addressed the situation Friday, saying he “greatly respected” Iran’s decision to halt the planned execution of more than 800 political prisoners, calling it an unexpected move by the regime.
Asghari, however, isn’t buying it.
“I think President Trump was thanking the Iranian regime for not executing people, but the truth is they are taking thousands of people they arrested as hostages, and they are spreading lies,” he said. “I know this because I’ve spoken to people on the ground who are living in Iran.”
