Live from NPR news in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. The White House is reiterating that President Trump is willing to use force against Iran as that country violently cracks down on protesters. NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben reports on Trump's latest threat of military action abroad.

Press Secretary Caroline Levitt tells Fox News that while, quote, diplomacy is the first

option, the president is willing to go much further. He is unafraid to use the lethal force and might

of the United States military if and when he deems that necessary, and nobody knows that better than

the Iranian regime. There have been nearly 500 fatalities among protesters demonstrating against the

theocratic government, as documented by a U.S.-based Iran monitoring organization.

Iran has threatened to take action against Israel and the U.S., but Leavitt later confirmed to

reporters that an Iranian government official has reached out to special envoy Steve Whitkoff.

Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News, the White House.

Just today, the U.S. began urging American citizens in Iran to leave as the protests continue.

And President Trump says countries doing business with the Islamic Republic would face a 25%

tariff.

People in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota have been on edge since an ICE officer shot and killed a 37-year-old woman last week.

The Trump administration says at least 2,000 immigration officers have been deployed there and more than 2,000 people have been arrested.

NPR's Meg Anderson tells us how some members of the community have been organizing.

Hundreds of community members have joined neighborhood watch groups.

They're coordinating together to track federal immigration officers, sharing license plate

information and the locations of those officers, and then observing them when they try to detain

people.

So when officers exit their vehicles, many of the observers are there nearly immediately honking

horns, blowing whistles,

filming. NPR's Meg Anderson reporting, Minnesota officials are suing the Trump administration

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