Today, President Trump suggested he was considering a limited strike on Iran, while Iran's

foreign ministers said he was drafting a new diplomatic proposal as part of ongoing negotiations.

The public statements come as the United States continues to deploy a large number of military

assets in the region.

Nick Schifrin's been following this all and joins us now.

So, Nick, what did we hear from the president today? Well, as you said, the president suggested that he was

considering a limited strike on Iran in order to try and convince Iran to accept a diplomatic

deal. That seems to confirm a report in the Wall Street Journal, but he said it with a smile

in a chaotic room. So let's take a listen to the question,

to the answer, and also what he said about the nature of the deal this afternoon.

Mr. President, are you considering a limited military strike to pressure Iran into a deal?

Thank you, Press. Keep moving. Thank you.

Are you considering a limited strike, sir?

Thank you. Thank you, President. They keep moving. Thank you. Are you considering on a limited strike, sir? Thank you.

Thank you, President Trump.

They better negotiate a fair deal.

President Trump also said today that Iran's crackdown of an unprecedented number of protests last month killed 32,000 people.

That's a number I've heard some activists use, but the U.S. government has never used before today.

Remember, Amna, the crackdown was what started this round of threats. President Trump warned that if Iran killed protesters, he would respond.

Iran crossed that red line by the thousands, but other than Starlink's, the president never enforced his red line.

Nick, is it fair to say with the president's statement, the number of military assets in the region, the threat, military threat, has gone up in the last few days? Yeah, I mean, this is one of the largest deployments to the Middle East in decades. You know, let's take a look at the map, and I want to point out a few things. You see the green triangles there. Those are the dozens of bases that the U.S. has access to that Iran is threatening

to target. The red triangles, right, two carrier strike groups, one south of Iran, the other,

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