DUBAI, Jan 12: US President Donald Trump said Iran wants to negotiate with Washington after his threat to strike the Islamic Republic over its crackdown on protesters, a move coming as activists said Monday that the death toll in nationwide demonstrations rose to at least 572.
Iran’s leadership is under incredible pressure as the largest protests in years against the Islamic theocracy shake the country.
Government hard-liners have threatened to attack the US military and archrival Israel over support for the demonstrators, though for now President Donald Trump says Iran has signalled it wants to negotiate with Washington.
There is no sign that a Venezuela-style US military intervention is coming. (Agencies)
