As US president tells protesters ‘help is on the way’, any military action would be unlikely to succeed

The US president issued a statement as Iran’s clerical regime claimed to have arrested 100 ‘armed rioters’

Iran has said it will retaliate if the U.S. intervenes amid political unrest in the Middle East country.

U.S. President Donald Trump has been presented with options to intervene in Iran as massive protests there have turned deadly, with hundreds dead and thousands arrested.

Observers say if US gets response wrong to Tehran’s repression it could end up entrenching regime’s position

Possible next steps for US include military strikes, sanctions and cyber attacks – key US politics stories from 11 January

US president says Washington is closely monitoring protests in Iran and considering possible military intervention.

US president claims ‘Iran wants to negotiate’ as rights groups report that regime’s crackdown on protest has killed hundreds

The US president says Iranian leaders have called "to negotiate", but adds the US "may have to act" before a meeting.

President Donald Trump said the U.S. may meet Iranian officials and was in contact with the opposition, as he weighed a range of strong responses...

The unrest in Iran, which started in late December over soaring prices and the collapse of Iran's currency, has intensified and morphed into wider antigovernment protests.

US president says he ‘may have to act’ before talks amid crackdown that rights group says has led to at least 538 deaths

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The White House says that US could carry out air strikes against Iran but would prefer diplomatic solution.

Press chief says US president considering ‘many, many’ options amid deadly regime crackdown on protesters

Iran is repressing antigovernment protesters across the country. Trump says US forces may intervene.

As Iran's deadly crackdown on anti-government protests continue, the US president is considering how best to respond.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has canceled talks with Iranian officials over a crackdown on protests, urging Iranian citizens to keep...

US president urged ‘Iranian patriots’ to ‘keep protesting and take over your institutions’

US president gives clearest signal yet that he might take military action against Tehran over killing of demonstrators