"All the signals are that a US attack is imminent, but that is also how this administration behaves to keep everyone on their toes," a Western military official said.

President Donald Trump said the U.S. was considering military force in response to Iran’s crackdown on protests.

Iran has deployed new techniques to swiftly and decisively crush nationwide protests, signaling a tactical shift by a regime that now views domestic dissent as an extension of the summer war with Israel.

As activists say Iran's anti-government unrest has seen at least 538 people killed, the nation's rulers threaten protesters and U.S. forces across the Mideast.

Donald Trump is weighing military action in Iran over the state’s crackdown on protesters. Reports suggest that more than 600 people have been killed since the protests began in late December, with the US president saying the US military is now “looking at some very strong options”.

The sustained nationwide protests that have gripped Iran since late December have divided global opinion, with some governments raising concern about what they fear are foreign, instigated riots, while others have accused Iran’s leaders of responding violently to those protesting.

President Donald Trump seems to be talking himself into a fateful new chapter of America’s bitter duel with the Iranian Islamic Republic.

The Iranian government has eased some restrictions on its people, allowing them to make phone calls abroad for the first time in days. But, curbs on internet and texting services were not lifted. Starlink,

But Trump has no plans to endorse against her, and is in no hurry to weigh in on the Texas and Louisiana GOP primaries, according to four people familiar with the White House’s thinking.” — Trump prepares for action in Iran