Trump news at a glance: White House doubles down on threat of ‘lethal force’ against Iran amid unrest

Trump also announced a 25% tariff for ‘any country doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran’ – key US politics stories from 12 January

Last week, as growing protests in Iran were met with violent crackdowns, Donald Trump issued a threat to the country’s leadership: “You’d better not start shooting, because we’ll start shooting too.”

This week the White House is doubling down on Trump’s saber-rattling.

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