Iran crisis: Trump claims leader ‘wants to negotiate’ amid protest crackdown as he mulls US military response – latest updates

US president says he ‘may have to act’ before talks amid crackdown that rights group says has led to at least 538 deaths‘The streets are full of blood’: Iranian protests gather momentum as regime cracks downIranian student killed during protests was shot in head ‘from close range’Analysis: Unpredictable Trump weighs up Iranian pleas for help against calls for restraintWe have some comments from Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who is on a diplomatic visit to India. He said Iranian authorities using a “disproportionate and brutal violence” against protesters was “a sign of weakness”.“We condemn this violence in the strongest possible terms,” he added. “This violence is not an expression of strength, but rather a sign of weakness. This violence must end.” Continue reading…