Overview
- Trump urged Iranians to continue demonstrating and to seize state institutions, using posts on Truth Social and remarks in Detroit.
- The president said new 25% U.S. tariffs on countries doing business with Iran are now in effect, describing them as part of broader pressure.
- He suspended all official contacts with Iranian authorities and urged Americans and U.S. allies to leave Iran.
- Trump said “help is en route” for protesters and later clarified it includes economic measures, while declining to provide specifics.
- He warned those responsible for killing protesters would pay a “very high price” and vowed serious action if executions occur, as White House staff met on Iran without him and the Wall Street Journal reported officials see a U.S. strike as more likely than not, drawing a sharp rebuke from Iranian official Ali Larijani.