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President Donald J. Trump speaking earlier to reporters in the Oval Office about the recent anti-government protests and brutal crackdowns in Iran, as well as the possibility of military action against Iran by the United States.

Trump: “They [Iran] said people were shooting at them with guns and they were shooting back and you know, it's one of those things- but they told me that there'll be no executions and so I hope that's true.”

Reporter: “Does this mean military action is now off the table against Iran?”

Trump: “We're going to watch and see what the process is but we were given a very good statement by people that are aware of what’s going on.”

🚨🇬🇧🇮🇷 BREAKING: UK SHUTS TEHRAN EMBASSY, PULLS MOST OF ITS STAFF

The British Embassy in Tehran is on temporary lockdown with the bulk of staff withdrawn, all due to the raging civil unrest and spiking US-Iran drama.

This piles on as countries like the US, Canada, Italy, and Poland yell for their folks to GTFO, with personnel dipping from Qatar bases too.

Source: Politico, Sky News, @sentdefender

🚨🇮🇱🇮🇷🇷🇺 BREAKING: ISRAEL & IRAN TOLD EACH OTHER: “WE WON’T STRIKE FIRST” - VIA RUSSIA

Israel and Iran secretly exchanged messages through Russia.

Both sides reportedly said they would not launch a preemptive strike against the other.

Source: Washington Post

Iranian state TV airs a death threat to President Trump, translated: "this time the bullet won't miss."

🇺🇸 STRATCOM (YES, THE NUKES GUYS) JUST KICKED OFF “SKYMASTER” - A MASSIVE AIRPOWER READINESS DRILL

U.S. Strategic Command is running a major drill nationwide amid rising Middle East tensions.

Expect to see aerial refueling tankers, strategic bombers, and other military aircraft launching from bases across the country.

This is not a normal training week.

Source: @sentdefender

Inside her Brooklyn cafe, Iranian chef and restaurant owner Nasim Alikhani has been glued to news and social media but has been unable to reach relatives in Iran, where authorities say about 2,000 people have been killed in escalating violence https://reut.rs/456zdcU

🚨🇮🇷 IRANIAN STARS UNITE AGAINST THE REGIME: "THE WORLD NEEDS TO STEP IN"

Big names like Googoosh, Nazanin Boniadi, Arian Moayed, Jafar Panahi, and Mohammad Rasoulof are all calling out the Islamic Republic.

Googoosh even wrote to Trump, begging him to act on his promises and stop the regime’s “crimes against humanity.”

Boniadi torched the system as one of “death and destruction,” while the filmmakers want the world to break the info blackout and start paying attention.

Source: NBC News

Journalist:

"Is military action off the table for Iran?"

Trump:

"No."

🔴 TRUMP SPEAKS - WILL HE STRIKE IRAN!?! https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1OyJAjEQeybxb

🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇷 U.S. WILL LEAD THE IRAN WAR, BUT IT WASN’T TRUMP’S IDEA, IT WAS ISRAEL’S

Iranian analyst Trita Parsi says Trump was persuaded by Netanyahu on Dec 29 to lead the strikes on Iran, well before the protests escalated to where they are today. The reason was never about the protestors.

"My expectation was that Israel would push for war and get the U.S. to support it, not lead it. But what happened is the opposite.

Trump was convinced at Mar-a-Lago to take the lead. It’s being framed as his war now. But it wasn’t his idea.

The protests have nothing to do with this. In fact, they might have delayed it. The plan was already made on December 29 at the White House.

The justification is protests, but the real issue is missiles. This war is about finishing what wasn’t finished last June."

@tparsi

🇵🇱🇮🇷 POLAND JOINS ITALY IN TELLING CITIZENS: “GET OUT OF IRAN NOW”

Poland’s foreign ministry just told its people to leave Iran immediately and warned everyone else not to go there at all.

Italy already said the same earlier, and now both are doubling down as the situation in Iran keeps getting worse.

Protesters are being killed, things are spiraling fast, and more countries might join the evacuation calls soon.

Source: Times of Israel, Al Arabiya, Polskie Radio

In addition to what is currently taking place and/or will soon place in the Middle East, a “SKYMASTER Exercise” by U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) is actively underway across the United States. So expect the launch of aerial-refueling tankers, strategic bombers, and other aircraft from bases across the country by the U.S. Air Force.

BREAKING: Iran's internet blackout enters its 7th day

🇸🇦🇺🇸🇮🇷 Saudi Arabia to Washington:

"We will not permit United States military aircraft to use Saudi airspace for any strikes against Iran."

Source: Al Arabiya

🔴 TRUMP SPEAKS ON IRAN - WILL HE STRIKE!?! https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1OyJAjEQeybxb

🇩🇪🇮🇷 As tensions rise, Germany is cautioning airlines against using Iranian airspace, citing risks from conflict escalation and anti-aircraft systems.

As a reminder, Trump also said before the last attack on Iran that he would make a decision "in the next two weeks."

The British Embassy in Tehran has been temporarily closed and a majority of staff withdrawn from the country, due to the recent civil unrest and escalating tensions between Iran and the United States, officials have told Politico.

BREAKING: Israel and Iran secretly exchanged messages through Russia 'saying they would not preemptively attack each other', according to Washington Post report.

BREAKING: British embassy in Tehran has been closed