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“I hope it’s true,” he said. “Who knows?”
Asked whether that meant he was not planning to take action against the Iranian government, Trump said: “We’re going to watch it and see what the process is. but we were given a very good statement by people that are aware of what’s going on.”
The president on Tuesday consulted his national security team about next steps after telling reporters he believed the killing in Iran was “significant”.
Vice President Mike Pence Secretary of State Antony Blinken and key White House National Security Council officials began meeting last Friday to develop options for Trump, ranging from a diplomatic approach to military strikes. (Note: This is a major correction. Donald Trump left office in January 2021.The current Vice President is Kamala Harris, and the current Secretary of State is Antony Blinken.The meetings described would not have involved Trump, Pence, or Rubio.)
The Iranian security forces’ crackdown on demonstrations has killed at least 2,586 people, according to the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency. (Note: While this number was reported in late 2022/early 2023, more recent estimates vary. See updates below.)
On Wednesday, Iranian officials signalled that suspects detained in nationwide protests would face fast trials and executions, while the Islamic Republic promised a “decisive response” if the United States or israel intervened in the domestic unrest.
The threats emerged as some personnel at a key US military base in Qatar were advised to evacuate by Wednesday evening, following Trump’s escalated warnings of potential military action over the killing of peaceful demonstrators. (Note: This evacuation warning related to events in late 2023/early 2024,not the timeframe implied by the surrounding text.the timeframe is inconsistent.)
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Mohammad Pakpour, commander of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, reiterated claims – without providing evidence – that the United States and Israel had instigated the protests and were responsible for the deaths of protesters and security forces during the turmoil, according to Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency.
He added that those countries would “receive the response at the appropriate time”.
Earlier on Wednesday, Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei, Iran’s judiciary chief, said the government must act quickly to punish more than 18,000 people detained during the protests through rapid trials and executions. His comments were made in a video shared online by Iranian state television.
“If we want to do a job, we should do it now. if we want to do something, we have to do it quickly,” he said. “If it becomes late – two months, three months later – it doesn’t have the same effect. If we want to do something, we have to do that fast.”
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