Trump targets Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei
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Protests in Iran appear to have slowed as Khamenei claims Trump personally 'encouraged' unrest
The ayatollah claimed in a defiant address that "the Iranian nation has defeated America" as Trump appeared to partially back away from threats to intervene.
Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has accused Donald Trump of being responsible for "casualties, damage and slander" in his country during recent protests.
The regime may have been able to crush the latest wave of protests using its tried-and-tested playbook of repression. But the fundamental grievances animating protesters haven’t gone away.
The bloody reprisals against protesters are the culmination of decades in which the regime’s "propensity and ability to use violence" has only increased, analysts say.
There is currently no aircraft carrier in the Middle East, although officials say there are six Navy ships, including three missile destroyers. The Pentagon declined to comment.
Emerging on Tuesday from a late-night Situation Room meeting to discuss options for striking Iran, some of President Donald Trump’s top national security officials were relatively sure a decision on military action was close at hand.
The country's leader criticized President Trump on Saturday, blaming him for "casualties, damages and accusations" against Iran.
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.
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