President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he had canceled all meetings with Iranian officials until the “senseless killing” of protesters stopped.
“Iranian Patriots, KEEP PROTESTING – TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS!!!… HELP IS ON ITS WAY,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
Trump has previously said military action is among options he is weighing against Iran.
Late on Monday Trump also announced 25% import tariffs on products from any country doing business with Iran – a major oil exporter.
Russia condemned what it described as “subversive external interference” in Iran’s internal politics, saying on Tuesday that U.S. threats of new military strikes against the country were “categorically unacceptable.”
“Those who plan to use externally inspired unrest as a pretext for repeating the aggression against Iran committed in June 2025 must be aware of the disastrous consequences of such actions for the situation in the Middle East and global international security,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
