Trump says Iran proposed negotiating nuclear deal with US after Republican threatens military action

Videos show chaos on the streets of Iran in demonstrations against the Khamenei government President Donald Trump stated this Sunday (11) that Iran contacted the United States and proposed negotiating a nuclear agreement after the Republican threatened to take measures in response to the repression of protests in the country. ✅ Follow the g1 international news channel on WhatsApp Speaking to journalists aboard Air Force One, Trump said his government was in negotiations to schedule a meeting with Tehran, but warned that it may need to act first as the death toll in Iran rises and the government continues to arrest protesters. “I think they’re tired of getting beat up by the United States,” Trump said. He added: “Iran wants to negotiate.” The death toll from widespread protests in Iran passed 500 this Sunday, according to a group of activists monitoring the situation in the country. While NGOs denounce a “massacre” against protesters, the Khamenei regime’s police said they had “escalated” their response to the protests. In 2017, Trump broke an agreement between the US and Iran that limited Tehran’s use of nuclear material in exchange for the end of economic sanctions on the country. Tehran has once again enriched uranium to levels above what is needed to produce energy — although there is no evidence that the regime was close to developing its own nuclear bomb. In June 2025, the US bombed nuclear research facilities on Iranian territory, amid the conflict between Tehran and Israel. Deaths and arrests The US-based human rights group HRANA told Reuters and Associated Press news agencies that the death toll had risen to 538, including 490 protesters and 48 police officers. In addition, more than 10,670 people were arrested, according to the organization. Other human rights NGOs monitoring the situation in Iran have also reported on deaths from the protests. The country is isolated from the rest of the world after Khamenei cut off the internet, so it is not known for sure how many people actually died, however, organizations have received reports that Iranian security forces fired at protesters. “A massacre is underway in Iran amid an internet blackout,” said the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI), a US-based NGO that says it is receiving reports of bodies being piled up in hospitals. The Norwegian NGO Human Rights in Iran stated that there are reports of “mass murders” by police officers and the real number of deaths could reach up to two thousand people. The Iranian government is not regularly releasing official figures on police action in the protests and accuses the US and Israel of infiltrating the protests and blaming them for the deaths that occurred in the movements. Iran’s police chief, Ahmad-Reza Radan, said on Sunday that security forces had “escalated the level of confrontation against protesters.” Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, a major military player in the country, said protecting national security is a non-negotiable point. The President of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, asked this Sunday that the Iranian population keep its distance from what he called “terrorists and rioters” and tried to seek a path of dialogue with the protesters. At the same time, Pezeshkian accused the United States and Israel of “sowing chaos and disorder” in the country. UNDERSTAND: Calls for Khamenei to resign, repression and deaths: understand the crisis in Iran, which is experiencing the biggest wave of protests since 2009 Also this Sunday, the Iranian government threatened to retaliate against Israel and US military bases in the Middle East if the country is the target of US bombing. The speech comes after the US president, Donald Trump, threatened to intervene in the crisis if the regime killed peaceful protesters. “Let us be clear: in the event of an attack on Iran, the occupied territories [Israel]as well as all US bases and ships, will be our legitimate targets,” said the speaker of the Iranian parliament, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, according to Reuters. On Saturday, Trump renewed the threats by saying that Iran is “seeking freedom” and that the Americans are “ready to help”. Pezeshkian also stated on Sunday that the government is ready to “listen to its people” and is determined to resolve economic issues. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed the possibility of intervention in Iran during a telephone conversation on Saturday, according to Reuters news agency. READ ALSO: Iran threatens to retaliate against US and Israeli military bases in case of attack VIDEOS: Cars set on fire, flag torn up and crowds in the streets: See the chaos in Iran with protests against the Khamenei regime Iran accuses ‘US and Israeli mercenaries’ of participating in protests against the Khamenei government The country is at war, says the Iranian regime Image taken from a video released on January 9 shows a car on fire during a night of protests in Zanjan, Iran Iran’s state TV via AP Since the beginning of widespread protests against the regime of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Iran, in the last days of 2025, the movement has expanded in scale and violence. Iranian called the protesters “vandals” and “saboteurs.” Ali Larijani, an adviser to the ayatollah and head of the country’s main security agency, said Iran is “in the midst of war” and that some “incidents” were “orchestrated abroad.” The Iranian regime also accused the United States of inciting the protests. State. The Iranian government’s repression increased this Saturday, according to the AFP agency. Iran has not faced a movement of this magnitude since the 2022 protests, following the death of Mahsa Amini, arrested for allegedly violating the female dress code. set fire to cars and buildings on the streets of Tehran, Iran, in demonstrations against Ali Khamenei’s government in January 2026. Social media via Reuters

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