Trump weighing ‘very strong options’ for US response on Iran as protest death toll swells
President Donald Trump saeid he is considering “very strong options,” including potential military action, in response to Iran’s violent crackdown on anti-regime protesters. Speaking aboard Air Force One, he said the military is reviewing options and that he is receiving hourly updates, warning Iran may be crossing his “red line” after reports that protesters have been killed. U.S.-based human rights groups say the protests have left nearly 500 dead and prompted tens of thousands of arrests since late December.Iran has threatened strikes on nearby U.S. bases and labeled the U.S. and Israel legitimate targets if attacked; Trump warned the United States would respond more forcefully if that occured.
Trump weighing ‘very strong options’ for US response on Iran as protest death toll swells
President Donald Trump revealed that he is considering “very strong options” for a U.S. military response to Iran‘s violent crackdown on anti-regime protesters.
“We’re looking at it very seriously. The military is looking at it, and we’re looking at some very strong options. We’ll make a determination,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday night.
Trump also said the regime is “starting” to cross his red line, where he has vowed U.S. intervention, including military action, if they killed protesters.
“They’re starting to [cross it]. It looks like [it]. There seem to be some people killed that aren’t supposed to be killed. … They rule through violence,” he said.
The president added that he is receiving “hourly” reports on the situation, which is worsening.
Multiple U.S-based human rights groups have indicated that the death toll from the protests is now nearly 500 just two weeks after they began in late December. Arrests also number in the tens of thousands.
IRAN SAYS US AND ISRAEL ‘LEGITIMATE TARGETS’ IF TRUMP ORDERS STRIKES OVER PROTESTS
Iran has previously threatened preemptive strikes on nearby U.S. bases if Trump were to greenlight a military response.
Trump warned on Sunday if that were to happen, the U.S. “will hit them harder than they imagine.”
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