US President Donald Trump is weighing a series of potential military options in Iran following the deadly protests, two officials have told CNN. Follow for live updates

No precise toll can be ascertained, but a group estimates that protester deaths may have reached 6,000 through Saturday.

Anti-government protests in Iran have appeared to accelerate, sparked by economic woes and disillusionment with Tehran's clerical leaders.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that Iran proposed negotiations after his threat to strike the Islamic Republic over its bloody crackdown targeting demonstrators there, a move coming as activists said the death toll in protests rose to at least 544.

Iran protests turn more violent with 65 reportedly killed by Friday and over 2,300 arrested as authorities imposed an internet blackout amid nationwide anti-regime unrest.

On Air Force One on Sunday, Trump was asked by reporters about what the U.S. might do about the unfolding protests in Iran in which activists have said at least 544 people have been killed, and more than 10,600 arrested, The Associated Press reported.

"There are further indications that the ongoing protests are challenging the ability and willingness of Iranian security forces to crack down on the protests."

Iran allegedly deploys drones amid nationwide protests as Human Rights Activists News Agency reports at least 544 confirmed deaths and over 10,000 arrests.

US President Trump's claim that Tehran called up Washington seeking negotiations comes just a few hours after Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei posted a cartoon on X. , World News, Times No