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US President Donald Trump said connected Sunday that the US subject was studying “very beardown options” for a imaginable subject enactment against Iran, amid reports of deadly crackdowns against the country's mounting anti-government protests.Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump suggested Iran whitethorn person crossed a reddish enactment helium had antecedently acceptable regarding the sidesplitting of protesters. “They're starting to, it looks like,” helium said erstwhile asked if that enactment had been crossed.“Some people, who were not expected to beryllium killed, person been killed... If you speech astir leaders, I don't cognize if they are leaders oregon conscionable regularisation done violence... But we and the subject are looking astatine it precise seriously, and we are looking astatine immoderate precise beardown options...We'll
make a determination,” helium added.
Trump’s comments came arsenic nationwide protests against Iran’s enactment entered their 3rd week. Demonstrators erstwhile again filled the streets of Tehran and Mashhad, the country’s 2 largest cities, amid escalating violence. Rights groups monitoring the unrest accidental astatine slightest 538 radical person been killed truthful far.Meanwhile, Iran connected Sunday issued a stark warning, saying US subject bases successful the portion and Israel would beryllium considered “legitimate targets” if Washington launches an onslaught connected the Islamic Republic.
The menace was delivered by Iran’s parliament talker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf arsenic lawmakers surged toward the dais successful parliament chanting, “Death to America!”Qalibaf said the authorities would respond forcefully to the unrest, declaring: “The radical of Iran should cognize that we volition woody with them successful the astir terrible mode and punish those who are arrested.”He besides issued a nonstop informing to Israel, which helium referred to arsenic “the occupied territory,” and to US forces successful the region, raising the anticipation of preemptive action.“In the lawsuit of an onslaught connected Iran, some the occupied territory and each American subject centers, bases and ships successful the portion volition beryllium our morganatic targets,” Qalibaf said. “We bash not see ourselves constricted to reacting aft the enactment and volition enactment based connected immoderate nonsubjective signs of a threat.”Protests continued overnight and were described arsenic much aggravated and wide than the 2022 hijab demonstrations. Around 192 radical were reported killed by Sunday morning, though the existent toll remains unclear owed to an ongoing net blackout. Senior authorities officials signaled a hardening stance, with immoderate suggesting protesters should look the decease penalty, portion different likened them to terrorists.
