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Donald Trump has promised he will ‘shoot at Iran’ if Iranian security services attack anti-government protesters, but analysts suggest the US is not prepared for military action. It comes as the death toll from Tehran’s crackdown on protests soars, and as demonstrations continue to shake the country. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s diplomatic editor, […]

Morning Rundown: Supreme Court weighs transgender athletes ban, Trump raises pressure on Iran, and was Luigi Mangione backpack search lawful? news AlertsThere are no new alerts at this timeTwo people were killed and two others rescued after an avalanche struck while they were backcountry snowmobiling on a Washington state mountain, officials said. Paul Markoff, 38, […]

WASHINGTON ‒ Attacking Iran with airstrikes is “on the table” as President Donald Trump weighs military options in the country after the Iranian regime’s deadly crackdown on the country’s largest protests in years, the White House said.“One thing President Trump is very good at is always keeping all of his options on the table,” White […]

news AlertsThere are no new alerts at this timePresident Donald Trump has said Iran wants to negotiate but warned he may still carry out strikes against the Islamic Republic over its violent crackdown on protests challenging the regime’s rule.Activists say hundreds of people have been killed by security forces in their bid to quash the […]

Trump also announced a 25% tariff for ‘any country doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran’ – key US politics stories from 12 JanuaryLast week, as growing protests in Iran were met with violent crackdowns, Donald Trump issued a threat to the country’s leadership: “You’d better not start shooting, because we’ll start shooting too.”This […]