President Donald Trump has said the military will intervene if the Iranian government kills peaceful protesters.

Iran's top prosecutor on Friday called U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated claims that he halted the hangings of 800 detained protesters there "completely false." Meanwhile, the overall death toll from a bloody crackdown on nationwide demonstrations rose to at least 5,

By Steve Holland, Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Jan 22 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United States has an "armada" heading toward Iran but hoped he would not have to use it,

U.S. jet fighters have arrived in the region and an aircraft carrier is on its way.

The death toll from the Iranian government's deadly crackdown on nationwide protests continues to climb.

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Trump has repeatedly threatened military action against Iran over the protesters' deaths, even claiming American pressure had forced Iran to cancel plans to execute thousands of people.

The president warned "the whole country is going to get blown up" if he is targeted by its regime.