{"id":2533892,"date":"2026-01-12T17:25:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T22:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-the-military-is-looking-at-some-strong-options-on-iran-6\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T17:26:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T22:26:16","slug":"trump-says-the-military-is-looking-at-some-strong-options-on-iran-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-the-military-is-looking-at-some-strong-options-on-iran-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Says the Military &#8216;Is Looking at Some Strong Options&#8217; on Iran"},"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\">24<\/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-says-the-military-is-looking-at-some-strong-options-on-iran-6%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=2533892&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 teh U.S. is &#8220;looking very seriously&#8221; at military responses to Iran&#8217;s deadly crackdown on anti\u2011regime protesters, describing &#8220;some very strong options&#8221; under consideration and saying action might occur even before any meeting. He said Iran&#8217;s leadership has sought to negotiate, but warned that may be too late.Rights group HRANA and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >othre analysts report hundreds<\/a> to thousands of protester deaths (estimates range from 500+ to several thousand, with some expert calculations up to 6,000). Iran&#8217;s officials responded that they are open to fair talks but are &#8220;fully prepared for war,&#8221; with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/syrias-assad-wins-a-fourth-term-in-a-predictable-landslide\/\" title=\"Syria&#039;s Assad Wins a Fourth Term in a Predictable Landslide\">parliament speaker<\/a> Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf declaring U.S. bases and ships in the region legitimate targets if attacked. Back in Washington,some republicans,notably Sen. Lindsey Graham, urged decisive strikes against Iran&#8217;s leadership to embolden protesters and deter the regime, increasing pressure on the president to move from rhetoric to action.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump said late Sunday that he is considering applying &ldquo;some very strong options&rdquo; against Iran over its crackdown on anti-regime protesters.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re looking at it very seriously,&rdquo; he told reporters while aboard Air Force One. &ldquo;The military is looking at it, and we&rsquo;re looking at some very strong options. We&rsquo;ll make a determination.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">PRESIDENT TRUMP says that Iran is &ldquo;starting to&rdquo; cross U.S. red lines, citing reports of civilian deaths and warning that any attack on American interests would be met with overwhelming force as his administration weighs what he called &ldquo;very strong options.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sX6dtAUUAn\">pic.twitter.com\/sX6dtAUUAn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews\/status\/2010551641347387459?\">January 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He added that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/irans-authoritarian-leader-blames-trump-resistance-movement-sets-capital-ablaze\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran&rsquo;s leadership<\/a> had called him seeking &ldquo;to negotiate&rdquo; and that a &ldquo;meeting is being set up,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/1\/12\/trump-says-us-military-considering-very-strong-options-for-iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Al Jazeera<\/a>. However,&nbsp; Trump also signaled that it may be too late for negotiations.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We may have to act before a meeting,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>His remarks came after the Iran-US-based rights group HRANA revealed on Sunday that over 500 people had already been confirmed killed in Iran, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/media-telecom\/confronting-protests-iran-vows-strike-back-if-us-attacks-2026-01-11\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This followed an estimate by Richard Goldberg of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-weighs-military-strikes-islamic-regime-slaughters-hundreds-historic-resistance-movement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">death count<\/a> could very well be in the thousands by now.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"ro\">2,500-3,000 latest estimate. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xdmxEvJ9QU\">https:\/\/t.co\/xdmxEvJ9QU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Richard Goldberg (@rich_goldberg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rich_goldberg\/status\/2010403745998254373?\">January 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A group of experts, meanwhile, told <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/7345461\/trump-military-intervention-iran-war-threats-death-toll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Time<\/a> magazine that, according to their calculations, the death count could be as high as 6,000.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi responded to the president&rsquo;s threat by saying early Monday that Iran is ready for negotiations, but also ready for war, if necessary.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Islamic Republic of Iran is not seeking war but is fully prepared for war,&rdquo; he said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2026\/jan\/12\/iran-protest-crackdown-us-donald-trump-latest-news-updates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian<\/a>. &ldquo;We are also ready for negotiations but these negotiations should be fair, with equal rights and based on mutual respect.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All American military centers, bases and ships in the region will be our legitimate targets,&rdquo; Iran&rsquo;s parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.military.com\/daily-news\/2026\/01\/11\/iran-warns-it-will-target-us-troops-and-israel-if-america-strikes-over-protests.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>All this follows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/locked-loaded-trump-sends-powerful-message-iran-violent-protest-response\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recent threats<\/a> made by the U.S. president.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If they start killing people like they have in the past, I think they&rsquo;re going to get hit very hard by the United States,&rdquo; the president said earlier this month.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Q: &ldquo;There&rsquo;s been protesters killed in Iran&hellip;What is the line there for when the U.S. is going to get involved in those protests?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump: &ldquo;If they start killing people like they have in the past, I think they&rsquo;re gonna get hit very hard by the United States.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oaLsH3Bs1p\">pic.twitter.com\/oaLsH3Bs1p<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Bulwark (@BulwarkOnline) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BulwarkOnline\/status\/2007989217306296729?\">January 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Pressure is now growing for Trump to stop talking and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-start-acting-now-on-reparations-admin-supports-free-college-tuition-to-historically-black-colleges-wh-adviser\/\" title=\"Biden \u2018To Start Acting Now\u2019 On Reparations, Admin Supports Free College Tuition To Historically Black Colleges: WH Adviser\">start taking action<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Whatever action we are going to take, Mr. President, needs to embolden the protesters and scare the hell out of the regime,&rdquo; Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina told Fox News over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If I were you, Mr. President, I would kill the leadership that are killing the people. You got to end this. If it ends well, then peace breaks out. All the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-the-military-is-looking-at-some-strong-options-on-iran\/\" title=\"... Says the Military &#039;Is Looking at Some ...&#039; on Iran\">state-sponsored terrorism activity stops<\/a>. Hezbollah, Hamas, they go away. Israel and Saudi make peace. A new day in the Mideast,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The future of Iran belongs to its people.<\/p>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> has shown he knows how to support them and how to deter the ayatollah.<\/p>\n<p>A new day is coming. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uBq96MLTSh\">pic.twitter.com\/uBq96MLTSh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LindseyGrahamSC\/status\/2010392887239045435?\">January 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If the ayatollah hangs on, it&rsquo;s a giant Obama step backward,&rdquo; Graham concluded.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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