Trump-Iran newest: US president hopeful of Tehran deal whilst Khamenei warns of ‘regional war’ | EUROtoday

Pressure is mounting inside Iran for an impartial inquiry into the true loss of life toll from latest protests, after the federal government stated it could publish the names of these killed.

Reformists and civil society figures say the official toll of simply over 3,000 lacks credibility, with many believing the true quantity is much increased, and are calling for clear mechanisms or a UN-led investigation to handle deep public mistrust and fears of retaliation towards victims’ households.

“Citizens should be able to publicly and openly upload names and information about the deceased without being identified. The site should then commit itself to verifying and providing necessary information about each announced name,” Mohsen Borhani, a legislation professor at Tehran University and a critic of the Iranian authorities, was quoted as saying by the Guardian.

In a retaliatory transfer, Tehran additionally designated European Union armies as “terrorist groups”.

Despite the continuing standoff, each Iran’s clerical management and the Trump administration have signalled a readiness to renew talks, with regional allies like Turkey actively searching for de-escalation.

Supreme chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was quoted on state media as saying that though Trump says he has despatched ships to the area, “the Iranian nation shall not be scared by these things, the Iranian people will not be stirred by these threats.

Donald Trump said India will begin buying oil from Venezuela instead of Iran, claiming a deal is already in place as Washington seeks to reshape global oil flows amid sanctions and trade pressure.

Speaking aboard Air Force One, Trump said: “India is coming in, and they’re going to be buying Venezuelan oil as opposed to buying it from Iran. So, we’ve already made that deal, the concept of the deal.”

India has largely averted Iranian oil due to US sanctions and as a substitute ramped up imports from Russia after discounted crude turned out there following the Ukraine warfare.

The US has repeatedly pressured New Delhi to curb Russian oil purchases, together with by sharply elevating tariffs on Indian exports final 12 months. However, officers have since signalled a attainable rollback as Indian imports from Russia declined.

At the identical time, Washington has eased some sanctions on Venezuela’s oil sector to facilitate gross sales, with a White House official saying the transfer “would help flow existing product” and that extra easing may comply with.

Iranian protester Erfan Soltani, who was extensively reported to be dealing with imminent execution over anti-government protests, has been launched on bail after weeks in detention.

Iranian authorities denied he had been sentenced to loss of life, saying he confronted security-related fees.

Soltani’s lawyer, Amir Mousakhani, advised AFP that his shopper was freed on bail on Saturday and was returned all his private belongings, together with his cell phone.

He stated bail was set at two billion tomans (about $12,600 or £9,200).

A misstep by America within the Middle East could possibly be catastrophic, so it wants to hunt a decision by negotiation:

Donald Trump stated he hopes to succeed in a cope with Iran whilst tensions escalate, after Iran’s chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that any US assault would set off a “regional war”.

In feedback reported by the state media, he stated: “America should know that if it starts a war, this time it will be a regional war.

“These threats are nothing new. In the past as well, American officials repeatedly talked about war and said that all options were on the table including war.

“Now this man (Trump) too, keeps claiming that they have brought aircraft carriers and warplanes. The Iranian people should not and will not be frightened by such things.

“We are not the ones who start a war and we do not want to attack any country, but if America attacks or harms Iran, the Iranian nation will deliver a strong blow and any war started by America will spread across the region.”

Iranians residing overseas staged large-scale rallies throughout main cities worldwide to indicate solidarity with protesters in Iran and condemn the Islamic Republic’s crackdown, Iran International reported.

Tens of hundreds, together with about 100,000 in Toronto alone, marched in cities throughout North America, Europe, and Australia, calling on the worldwide group to take stronger “action against Tehran’s theocracy”.

Large numbers of demonstrators gathered in cities together with London, Washington DC, Vienna, Paris, Brussels, Cologne, whereas earlier on Saturday, protests had been held in London, Berlin, Paris, Hamburg, Stockholm, Dusseldorf, Manchester, Newcastle and quite a few different places, the outlet reported.

The complete variety of confirmed deaths in Iran’s lethal crackdown has hit 6,713, whereas 17,091 circumstances are underneath investigation, in accordance with US-based HRANA rights group.

Of these confirmed useless, 137 had been underneath 18. Another 6,305 had been reported as “protesters”, 214 had been members of government-affiliated forces and 57 had been “civilian, non-protesters”.

The variety of injured civilians stands at 11,021, with 84 pupil arrests, 295 circumstances of compelled confessions, and 11,028 summonses reported.

Matt Whitaker, the US consultant to Nato, stated that the Trump administration had given Iran an “ultimatum” and that the “ball is in [Iran’s] court”.

Speaking to Fox News, Mr Whitaker stated that Donald Trump had been clear on his calls for and wouldn’t be affected person with Iran.

He stated: “The president has been very clear on Iran, you can’t have a nuclear weapon, and you need to stop killing protesters in your streets, and that’s a pretty clear red line.

“President Trump is backing that up with this armada that is sitting off the coast of Iran and in the region, and so certainly that is a show of strength, but it is also an offering for Iran.”