Iran Protest News Live: Protesters burn the Iranian national flag during a rally in support of the nationwide mass demonstrations in Iran against the government in Paris. (Photo: AP)

Iran Protest News Today Live Updates: Iran’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi was quoted as saying by Al Jazeera that his country is ready for war but also for dialogue, after US President Donald Trump said the US is considering “very strong options” in response to Iran’s crackdown on anti-government protests. Trump said Iran wants to negotiate with Washington after his threat to strike the Islamic Republic over its bloody crackdown on protesters, a move coming as activists said Monday the death toll in the nationwide demonstrations rose to at least 544. Iran has entered a third week of nationwide anti-government protests, with reports of violence continuing in several cities despite an intensifying security crackdown.

Deaths and arrests: At least 538 people have been killed since the protests began, activists said on Sunday. The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) said more than 10,600 people have been arrested over the past two weeks. Of those killed, 490 were protesters and 48 were members of the security forces, the group said. Reuters said the figures could not be independently verified.

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