US EditionTrump Briefed on Military, Cyber, Psychological Options for Iran, Sources Say
US officials consider cyber, psychological, and military operations amid over 10,000 arrests and nearly 500 protester deaths, as unrest spreads across Iran.
- President Donald Trump received a Pentagon briefing on options against Iran if the death toll mounts, while the administration holds talks with Tehran.
- Anti-Regime protests have gripped most cities including Tehran amid an almost total internet blackout, with human rights observers reporting 490 protesters and 48 security personnel killed and over 10,000 arrests.
- Pentagon officials told CBS News the briefing covered cyber and psychological operations alongside air strikes and long-range missiles, but defence planners have not detailed targets or psychological campaign specifics.
- Insiders said a cyber campaign could disrupt Iran's command structures, communications and the state-run media, and Trump's national security team will be holed up in the White House today as a meeting is being set up.
- Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz issued a joint letter condemning violence and urging restraint, while Ayatollah Khamenei accused demonstrators of foreign allegiance and Trump wrote on Truth Social `Iran is looking at FREEDOM, perhaps like never before,`.
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