"544 people reportedly killed in clashes between demonstrators and security forces US president has threatened to strike Iran if its regime continues brutal crackdown on demonstrators White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that airstrikes are among the "many, many options" that the US president is considering but that "diplomacy is always the first option for the president". Monitoring groups say at least 544 people have been killed in clashes between demonstrators and security forces."
""We are ready for war but also for dialogue," Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi responded. He said that warnings of military action against Tehran from Trump, if the protests turned bloody, would motivate "terrorists" to target protesters and security forces to provoke foreign intervention. Trump and his national security team have been weighing a range of potential responses against Iran including cyber-attacks and direct strikes by the US or Israel, according to two people familiar with internal White House discussions."
At least 544 people have been killed in clashes between demonstrators and security forces in Iran, and more than 10,000 people have been arrested. The US president has threatened strikes against Iran if the regime continues a brutal crackdown, while the White House says airstrikes are among many options but diplomacy is the first option. Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran is ready for war but also for dialogue and warned that threats of military action would motivate "terrorists" to provoke foreign intervention. US officials have weighed cyber-attacks and direct strikes by the US or Israel. Iran reports detentions of "terrorist" teams and blames the bloodshed on US and Israeli interference. An internet blackout has hampered information flow, though some Iranians access the internet via Starlink.
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