Iran's supreme leader Khamenei reportedly acknowledges thousands died in recent protests for the first time, as death toll estimates reach over 3,000.

President Donald Trump has called for “new leadership” in Iran after reading a series of social media posts from the country’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, on Saturday, POLITICO reported.

There were growing signs that US military action on Iran might be imminent, then the US president suddenly changed his tune.

President Trump thanks Iran for stopping mass executions and signals a step back from earlier suggestions of possible U.S. military action as protests continue.

Top Trump administration officials met Tuesday to further refine a set of options for the president to take action against Iran amid its deadly crackdown on protesters.

Several Middle Eastern allies of the United States have urged the Trump administration to hold off on strikes against Iran for the government's deadly crackdown on protesters, according to an Arab diplomat familiar with the matter.

Reza Pahlavi told TIME that protesters in Iran are counting on the U.S. President to intervene as the regime kills demonstrators by the thousands.

DNC Chair Ken Martin faces Republican backlash but support among Democrats after comparing Trump's America to Iran's theocracy amid Minneapolis ICE protests following fatal shooting.