{"id":2532952,"date":"2026-01-12T01:30:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T06:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-weighing-very-strong-options-for-us-response-on-iran-as-protest-death-toll-swells-15\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T01:31:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T06:31:28","slug":"trump-weighing-very-strong-options-for-us-response-on-iran-as-protest-death-toll-swells-15","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-15\/","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-15%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=2532952&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 said the U.S.is considering &#8220;very strong options&#8221; &#8211; including military responses &#8211; to Iran&#8217;s violent crackdown on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iranian-supreme-leader-us-and-jews-behind-mass-protests\/\" title=\"Iranian Supreme Leader: US and Jews Behind Mass Protests\">nationwide anti-regime protests<\/a> that began in late December. He said the military is reviewing options, Washington is getting hourly updates, and that Iran &#8220;may have to act before a meeting&#8221; as it appears to be crossing a red line he set on killing protesters. U.S.-based rights groups report the <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> has topped 500 and arrests number in the tens of thousands. Tehran has warned it could target nearby U.S. bases and labeled the U.S. and Israel legitimate targets if strikes occur; Trump replied that any such attacks woudl be met with a far stronger U.S. response. He also said Iran has contacted the U.S. about negotiating a possible new nuclear deal after the previous pact&#8217;s U.S. withdrawal.  <\/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 death toll 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> said on Sunday night 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.<\/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 revealed that Iran has reached out about negotiating a possible nuclear deal after Trump withdrew the United States from the previous one during his first term. But he stressed that the U.S. &ldquo;may have to act before a meeting,&rdquo; adding that the regime is &ldquo;starting&rdquo; to cross his red line, where he previously vowed U.S. intervention 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-based human rights groups 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 over 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >previously threatened preemptive strikes<\/a> 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 tough US response to Iran as deaths rise<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2532953,"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":[33651],"tags":[70533,70610,3634,36408,70613],"class_list":["post-2532952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-iran-protests","tag-protest-deaths","tag-trump","tag-us-foreign-policy","tag-us-response"],"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\/2532952","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=2532952"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2532952\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2532960,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2532952\/revisions\/2532960"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2532953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2532952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2532952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2532952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}