Mass protests: Trump is contemplating “strong options” in opposition to Iran | EUROtoday

As of: January 12, 2026 5:42 a.m

US President Trump has repeatedly warned Iran in opposition to killing demonstrators. Now he stated the navy is inspecting “strong options” for intervention. According to his personal statements, he beforehand obtained a proposal to barter from Tehran.

Amid ongoing protests in opposition to the regime in Iran, the US is contemplating, within the phrases of President Donald Trump, “very strong options” for intervention. “The military is looking into it,” Trump stated on Sunday night.

Trump and his nationwide safety group are contemplating, amongst different issues, cyber assaults and navy assaults by the USA or Israel, two folks aware of the White House discussions advised the AP information company.

Trump: Negotiation supply from Tehran

“The leaders of Iran” known as on Saturday. “They want to negotiate,” Trump stated. He didn’t initially present particulars concerning the content material of the talks or whether or not they may also contain Iran’s controversial nuclear program, however stated a gathering was at present being organized. At the identical time, he emphasised: “We may have to act before a meeting.”

The US President additionally introduced that he would speak to entrepreneur Elon Musk about restoring the Internet in Iran. Musk’s firm SpaceX is the world’s most vital satellite tv for pc web supplier with its Starlink service. The Iranian regime imposed an web ban final week.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammed Bagher Kalibaf had beforehand threatened that the US navy and Israel might be reliable targets for Iran if the United States truly intervened militarily in Iran. A preemptive strike can’t be dominated out both.

The variety of deaths in protests is rising

Protests continued within the nation on Sunday. According to activists, they’ve unfold to 185 cities. According to human rights activists, quite a few folks had been killed, though the precise quantity is unclear.

The US-based human rights community HRANA studies 483 demonstrators killed. A complete of 544 folks have died to date, together with youngsters and 47 safety forces. Around 10,700 folks had been arrested, it stated. The group’s info couldn’t be independently verified.

The British broadcaster BBC quoted a supply in Tehran as saying: “The situation here is very, very bad.” The safety forces fired dwell ammunition. “It’s like a war zone, the streets are full of blood. They are transporting the bodies in trucks,” it stated. This info couldn’t initially be verified.

Shah’s son requires additional escalation

Meanwhile, Reza Pahlavi, the son of the Shah who was overthrown in 1979, has known as for the subsequent section of the rebellion in a brand new message to the protest motion in Iran. In addition to occupying central streets in cities, all establishments chargeable for propaganda of the state management and disruption of communications are actually “legitimate targets,” he defined on Platform X.

Pahlavi additionally known as for the “shameful flag of the Islamic Republic” to get replaced in any respect Iranian embassies and consulates exterior Iran with the outdated flag that was final used through the reign of his father, Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi.

Because of the web blocking, it’s unclear whether or not and to what extent folks in Iran will even see Pahlavi’s calls for.

Guterres “shocked” by state of affairs in Iran

UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated he was “shocked” by studies of violence in opposition to demonstrators in Iran. The proper to freedom of expression have to be absolutely revered, he wrote on Platform X. He appealed to the Iranian authorities to not use violence in opposition to demonstrators. Guterres additionally known as for folks within the nation to be given entry to info once more.

The protests in Iran started two weeks in the past, triggered by the desolate financial state of affairs within the nation. “They have since expanded into mass demonstrations against the leadership in Tehran.”