Anti-government protesters are back on the streets of the capital city of Tehran and other cities in Iran on Saturday, as President Donald Trump weighs attack options and Iran claims to seek a peace deal but with no compromises.
For the first day in many weeks, students at universities in several cities across Iran turned out by the hundreds and even thousands in some locations, chanting to "tear down the regime," some of those protesters clashing with government and pro-government forces.
At the same time President Trump continued to say on Saturday what's said for weeks, "Iran cannot continue to threaten the entire region, they must make a deal," to which leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran replied that they are working on a new plan for a deal that they intend to deliver in 2 or 3 days.
Joined by the leaders of multiple nations at his Board of Peace meeting on Saturday, Mr. Trump also referenced the US B2 bombings of Iran's nuclear arsenals over the summer.
"So now we may have to take it a step further or we may not, you're going to be finding out over probably the next ten days," he told reporters.
On Thursday, the president said "bad things will happen" if Iran does not make a peace deal.
Meanwhile, US attack and fighter jets, refuelers and other planes continue to arrive in the Middle East, including a recent addition of AWACS planes that possess intricate spy and search capabilities and are usually only introduced into conflict situations as the stakes are raised.
Iranian leaders were saying Saturday that they are drawing up a new peace proposal and would have it ready to submit to the United States within three days.