A report by Axios said that the White House is busy consulting the allies about the timing for the operation and if it would "meaningfully" destabilise Ayatollah Khamenei's regime.

As waves of protests have tested the Iranian regime’s ability to manage dissent, the country with arguably the most to gain has been waiting in the wings, reluctant to intervene even when its regional adversary is at its most vulnerable point in years.

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Iran proposed negotiations after his threat to strike the Islamic Republic over its bloody crackdown targeting demonstrators, a move coming as activists said the death toll in protests rose to at least 544.

"There is only the slow, uncertain task of granting Iranians leverage over their own future and the moral imperative not to squander their courage in yet another Middle Eastern misadventure," writes A

Protests challenging Iran’s theocracy have reached the two-week mark, with demonstrators flooding the streets in Tehran and Mashhad

No one relishes the power to keep everyone guessing more than Donald Trump. Until and unless America’s laser-guided bombs start pulverising targets in Iran, he will delight in keeping friend and foe alike in suspense.

Iran on Sunday warned that US troops and Israel will be targets if America launches strikes over the ongoing protests. US President Donald Trump has openly offered support for the protesters of Iran seeking regime change.

Protests challenging Iran's theocracy appear increasingly smothered, with authorities shutting the country off from the world and escalating a bloody crackdown.

President Donald Trump says Iran wants to negotiate with the U.S. after his threat to strike the country over its crackdown on protesters

Donald Trump said Wednesday made a vague statement that he’s been told ’on good authority’ that plans for executions in Iran have stopped, even as Tehran

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