US C-17 spotted at RAF Fairford recently. Heavy US Air Force traffic has been reported at RAF bases in the past few days.<\/p>\n
US president Donald Trump<\/a> has reportedly been briefed on possible military strike options, as Washington weighs how to respond to Iran<\/a>‘s crackdown on mass anti-government protests.<\/p>\n This comes as Iran\u2019s security establishment moved to tighten its grip on the unrest. Iranian authorities warned that protesters could face the death penalty, while the military accused foreign “enemies” of fuelling the unrest. It urged citizens to remain alert to what it described as \u201cenemy plots\u201d.<\/p>\n Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said its intelligence wing had arrested a foreign national suspected of spying for Israel, as officials blamed the US and Israel for inciting unrest. State media also said around 100 people described as \u201carmed rioters\u201d had been detained.<\/p>\n Trump has meanwhile stepped up his rhetoric, saying on social media that the US \u201cstands ready to help\u201d Iranians protesting against clerical rule, after earlier warning that US forces were \u201clocked and loaded\u201d if demonstrators were killed.<\/p>\n Rights groups say at least 116 people have been killed since protests erupted over Iran\u2019s collapsing currency and widened into calls for the removal of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei<\/a>. Demonstrations in support of protesters have also taken place abroad, including in London.<\/p>\n Source<\/a><\/p>\n Also see:<\/p>\n Multiple US military planes land in UK days after Trump\u2019s raid on Venezuela<\/a><\/p>\n