President Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on any country doing business with Iran, escalating economic pressure amid ongoing unrest.

Some senior administration aides, led by Vice President JD Vance, are urging Trump to try diplomacy before retaliating against Iran for killing protesters.

Attacking Iran with airstrikes is "on the table" as President Donald Trump weighs military options in the country, his press secretary said.

Israeli officials have suggested the Trump administration delay large-scale strikes until the Iranian regime is even more strained, while one Arab official said there is “lack of enthusiasm from the neighborhood" for American military action in Iran right now.

The US president also imposes a 25% tariff on countries that "do business" with Tehran, while Iran's foreign minister says his country is "ready for war".

As the White House considers military options in Iran, some political allies are concerned about attempting another high-risk operation or starting a wider war.

U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly weighing the option of ordering strikes on Iran's nuclear programme, according to officials.

If President Trump follows through, some of Iran’s biggest trading partners, including China and India, could be hit hard.

President Trump has been briefed on a wide array of military and covert tools that can be used against Iran that go well beyond conventional airstrikes, including cyber operations and psychological campaigns,

White House envoy Steve Witkoff met secretly over the weekend with the exiled former crown prince of Iran, Reza Pahlavi, to discuss the protests raging in Iran, according to a senior U.S. official. Why it matters: This was the first high-level meeting between the Iranian opposition and the Trump administration since the protests began 15 days ago.