Iran says US talks on as pro-govt Iranians rally

Iran said on Monday it is keeping communications open with the US as President Donald Trump weighed responses to a violent crackdown on protests, Reuters reported.

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Victims of people killed in the protests in body bags outside the Kahrizak Forensic Medical Centre in Tehran on Sunday.

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Trump said on Sunday the US may meet Iranian officials and that he is in contact with the opposition, while piling pressure on the Islamic Republic's leaders, including threatening possible military action in response to violence against protesters.

"The communication channel between our Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and the US special envoy (Steve Witkoff) is open and messages are exchanged whenever necessary," foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday.

Contacts also remain open through traditional intermediary Switzerland, he said.