Overview
- Trump used his social media account on Jan. 13 to call for continued protests in Iran and for demonstrators to seize institutions, and he said all consultations with Iranian officials are suspended until the killings stop.
- He wrote that “support is on the way” without specifics, later telling CBS it could include economic aid while declining to detail potential actions.
- The Washington Post and CBS report the National Security Council convened as the Pentagon briefed Trump on options that include air and missile strikes as well as cyber and psychological operations.
- Senator Lindsey Graham suggested the promised support could mean large-scale military, cyber, and psychological attacks, a description not confirmed by the administration.
- Axios reported a U.S. Middle East envoy met exiled former crown prince Reza Pahlavi in the United States, indicating outreach to opposition figures with unclear domestic leadership.