{"id":2532712,"date":"2026-01-11T21:26:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T02:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-weighing-very-strong-options-for-us-response-on-iran-as-protest-death-toll-swells\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T21:26:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T02:26:57","slug":"trump-weighing-very-strong-options-for-us-response-on-iran-as-protest-death-toll-swells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-weighing-very-strong-options-for-us-response-on-iran-as-protest-death-toll-swells\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump weighing &#8216;very strong options&#8217; for US response on Iran as protest death toll swells"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-weighing-very-strong-options-for-us-response-on-iran-as-protest-death-toll-swells%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2532712&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump saeid he is considering &#8220;very strong options,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >including potential military action<\/a>, in response to Iran&#8217;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 &#8220;red line&#8221; 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.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump weighing &lsquo;very strong options&rsquo; for US response on Iran as protest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-to-show-lockdowns-are-killing-more-people-than-the-virus\/\" title=\"How To Show Lockdowns Are Killing More People Than The Virus\">death toll<\/a> swells<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2468717\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> revealed that he is considering &ldquo;very strong options&rdquo; for a U.S. military response to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\">Iran<\/a>&lsquo;s violent crackdown on anti-regime <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/protests\">protesters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re looking at it very seriously. The military is looking at it, and we&rsquo;re looking at some very strong options. We&rsquo;ll make a determination,&rdquo; Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4413867\/trump-order-blocking-courts-seizing-venezuelan-oil-money\/\">Trump signs order blocking courts from seizing Venezuelan oil money<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4413831\/graham-hints-us-military-action-iran-soon\/\">Graham hints at US military action against Iran regime &#8216;soon&#8217; as protests continue<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4413701\/trump-suspends-federal-financial-rewards-to-minnesota\/\">Trump Department of Agriculture suspends federal financial rewards to Minnesota<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump also said the regime is &ldquo;starting&rdquo; to cross his red line, where he has vowed U.S. intervention, including military action, if they killed protesters.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;re starting to [cross it]. It looks like [it]. There seem to be some people killed that aren&rsquo;t supposed to be killed. &hellip; They rule through violence,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The president added that he is receiving &ldquo;hourly&rdquo; reports on the situation, which is worsening.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple U.S<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-judges-resign-from-hong-kong-court-over-security-law\/\" title=\"UK judges resign from Hong Kong court over security law\">-based human rights groups<\/a> have <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2026\/01\/11\/iran-protests-death-toll\/\">indicated<\/a> 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. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4413888\/iran-us-israel-legitimate-targets-protests\/\">IRAN SAYS US AND ISRAEL &lsquo;LEGITIMATE TARGETS&rsquo; IF TRUMP ORDERS STRIKES OVER PROTESTS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Iran has previously threatened preemptive strikes on nearby U.S. bases if Trump were to greenlight a military response.<\/p>\n<p>Trump warned on Sunday if that were to happen, the U.S. &ldquo;will hit them harder than they imagine.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump mulls strong US response to Iran protests<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2532713,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/trump-iran-strong-options.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[70533,5036,3634,36408],"class_list":["post-2532712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-iran-protests","tag-sanctions","tag-trump","tag-us-foreign-policy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/trump-iran-strong-options.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2532712","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2532712"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2532712\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2532716,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2532712\/revisions\/2532716"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2532713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2532712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2532712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2532712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}