Trump Claims Iran “Called to Negotiate” Amid Military Threats and Domestic Unrest

Amidst escalating mass anti-government protests in the Islamic Republic, President Donald Trump has announced that Iran’s leadership, including Supreme Leader Khamenei, reached out to the White House seeking negotiations. Speaking from Air Force One, Trump revealed that a meeting is being arranged but cautioned that the U.S. “may have to act” militarily before any diplomatic sit-down occurs. As reports of protester deaths surface—which Trump attributed to both security forces and crowd “stampeding”—the U.S. military has been placed on high alert. Trump further warned that any retaliation from Tehran or its proxies would be met with force at levels “they’ve never been hit before.”