This is The Guardian.
He's been saying for about a week that he's going to intervene
if the protesters are shot at by the government.
We're looking at it very seriously.
The military is looking at it.
And we're looking at some...
Very strong options.
I don't think they had foreseen the scale and duration and breadth of these protests,
so they're not ready yet.
The death toll in Iran has been soaring amid a brutal crackdown from the regime.
Donald Trump is now weighing up whether to intervene.
From The Guardian's today in focus, this is the latest with me, Lucy Hov.
I'm joined by Patrick Wintour, The Guardian's diplomatic editor.
It has been a horrifying weekend in Iran.
The death toll now in excess of 500 and it's thought that over 10,000 people have been arrested according to human rights organisations.
The regime is now saying that the protests are largely brought under control and certainly we know that over the weekend the numbers of people turning out have diminished,
right?
What are you hearing?
Well,
I think the sheer scale of violence on Saturday and Sunday was such that I don't think it's likely that the protests will continue the kind of intensity that they were before.