"Iranian Patriots, keep protesting take over your institutions!!! help is on its way, Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Tuesday. He added that he had cancelled all meetings with Iranian officials until the senseless killing of protesters stopped. His remarks suggest Iran's offer to reopen talks on its nuclear programme has been rejected by Trump in the face of increasingly credible reports that as many as 2,000 Iranians have been killed in the protests."
"On Monday, he announced a 25% tariff on any country still trading with Iran, a move that led China to threaten retaliation. Liu Pengyu, the spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Washington, said Beijing would take all necessary measures to safeguard its legitimate rights and interests after Trump threatened to ramp up his global trade war. The president, who is reviewing a range of military options against the Iranian regime, said the new tariffs would be effective immediately,"
Donald Trump urged Iranians to continue protesting and wrote "help is on the way" while saying he had cancelled all meetings with Iranian officials until the senseless killing of protesters stopped. Reports indicate as many as 2,000 Iranians may have been killed in the protests, while Iranian officials admitted to 600 deaths. Protests had apparently subsided after a severe crackdown. Trump is conferring with officials and reviewing a range of military options against the Iranian regime. He announced a 25% tariff on any country still trading with Iran, effective immediately. China threatened retaliation and warned that tariff and trade wars have no winners.
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