Iran protest live updates: Protesters march in downtown Tehran, Iran. (Fars News Agency via AP)

Iran Protests News Today Live Updates: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Tuesday he assumes Iran’s leadership is in its “final days and weeks” as it faces widespread protests. Demonstrations in Iran have evolved from complaints about dire economic hardships to calls for the fall of the clerical establishment in the Islamic Republic. “I ‍assume ⁠that we are now witnessing the final days and weeks of this regime,” Merz said during a trip to India, questioning the Iranian leadership’s legitimacy.  Merz said Germany was in close contact with the United States and fellow European governments on the situation in Iran, and urged Tehran to end its deadly crackdown on protesters. He did not comment ‌on Germany’s trade ties with Iran.

US imposes 25% tariffs: US President Donald Trump Monday said he had imposed a 25% tariff on goods from countries with commercial ties to Iran, a move that could put pressure on Tehran as anti-government protests enter a third week. Trump said on social media that the tariff was “effective immediately”, without offering details of what constituted “doing business” with Iran. Earlier, US President Donald 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 646 people.

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