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U.S. President Donald Trump connected Sunday (February 1, 2026) said helium was hopeful of agreeing a woody with Iran aft the country's ultimate person warned that immoderate U.S. onslaught connected the Islamic republic would trigger a determination war.
Following the Iranian authorities' deadly effect to anti-government protests that peaked past month, Mr. Trump has threatened subject enactment and ordered the dispatch of an craft bearer radical to the Middle East.
Iranian ultimate person Ayatollah Ali Khamenei connected Sunday (February 1) likened the caller protests to a "coup", informing that a U.S. onslaught would trigger a wide conflict.
"The Americans should cognize that if they commencement a war, this clip it volition beryllium a determination war," helium said, telling Iranians they "should not beryllium scared" of Mr. Trump's rhetoric.
"They [rioters] attacked the police, authorities centres, IRGC centres, banks, and mosques, and burned the Koran... It was similar a coup," Mr. Khamenei said, adding that "the coup was suppressed".
Asked astir the Iranian leader's warning, Mr. Trump told reporters connected Sunday (February 1): "Of people helium is going to accidental that.”
“Hopefully we'll marque a deal. If we don't marque a deal, past we'll find retired whether oregon not helium was right," helium said.
The demonstrations successful Iran began arsenic an look of discontent astatine the precocious outgo of living, but grew into a wide anti-government question that the country's leaders person described arsenic "riots" stoked by the United States and Israel.
Iranian authorities nevertheless ordered the merchandise of detained 26-year-old protester Erfan Soltani connected bail, his lawyer said connected Sunday (February 1), aft Washington warned helium was connected decease enactment and threatened an onslaught if immoderate anti-government demonstrators were executed.
He was arrested successful January for what Iran's judiciary said were charges of propaganda against Iran's Islamic strategy and acting against nationalist security.
Washington had warned helium was owed to beryllium executed, though Tehran said helium had ne'er been sentenced to decease and that the charges against him did not transportation the decease penalty.
As tensions heightened betwixt Iran and the United States, Tehran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi connected Sunday (February 1) said helium was acrophobic astir "miscalculations" but said helium believed Mr. Trump was "wise capable to marque the close decision".
He said Iran has mislaid spot successful the United States arsenic a negotiating partner, adding that immoderate countries successful the portion were acting arsenic intermediaries to rebuild trust.
"So I spot the anticipation of different speech if the US dialog squad follows what President Trump said: to travel to a just and equitable woody to guarantee that determination is nary atomic weapons," helium said successful an interrogation with CNN.
‘Terrorist’ designations
Tehran has acknowledged thousands of deaths during the protests, and connected Sunday (February 1) the presidency published a database of 2,986 names retired of the 3,117 that authorities said were killed successful the unrest.
Of the total, 131 person yet to beryllium identified but their details volition beryllium released soon, it said successful a statement.
Authorities importune astir were members of the information forces and guiltless bystanders, attributing the unit to "terrorist acts".
However, the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency said it has confirmed 6,842 deaths, mostly protesters.
The effect prompted the European Union to database the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) arsenic a violent organisation, with Iranian lawmakers retaliating connected Sunday by slapping the aforesaid designation connected European armies.
Lawmakers wore the greenish azygous of the Guards successful a show of solidarity astatine the legislative session, wherever they chanted "Death to America", "Death to Israel" and "Shame connected you, Europe", State tv footage showed.
It remained unclear what contiguous interaction the determination would have.
The measurement matched akin classifications enacted by the United States, Canada, and Australia.
Threats and dialogue
Firouzeh, a 43-year-old homemaker who declined to springiness her afloat name, said the caller tensions had near her "very disquieted and scared".
"Lately, each I bash is ticker the quality until I autumn asleep. Sometimes I aftermath up successful the mediate of the nighttime to cheque the updates," she said.
IRGC authoritative Ahmad Vahidi was quoted by the Mehr news bureau arsenic saying "enemies" sought to make a "war atmosphere".
But Ali Larijani, caput of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said connected Saturday (January 31): "Contrary to the hype of the contrived media war, structural arrangements for negotiations are progressing."
Mr. Trump besides confirmed that dialog was taking place, but without withdrawing his earlier threats, adding "we'll spot what happens".
The U.S. President antecedently said helium believed Iran would marque a woody implicit its atomic and rocket programmes alternatively than look subject action.
Tehran, meanwhile, has said it is acceptable for atomic talks if its rocket and defence capabilities are not connected the agenda.
