War Monitor

U.S. President Donald Trump says he is calling for a one year cap on credit card interest rates of 10%, effective January 20.

Iranian journalist Omid Habibinia: "I have received multiple reports from various parts of Tehran that Basij forces, fleeing from the people, have opened fire in side streets and then escaped. It is reported that several people were Killed Tonight in these shootings, while all main streets were held by the people."

More than 100 structures have been destroyed by wildfires across Victoria, Australia, an official said, with the number expected to rise.

🚨 A doctor in Tehran told *TIME*, speaking on condition of anonymity, that just six hospitals in the Iranian capital have recorded at least 217 protester deaths, with most victims killed by live ammunition.

Speaking to reporters at the White House earlier, President Donald J. Trump again warned that the United States could intervene in Iran if the government resorts to mass violence against protesters. “Iran is in big trouble. It looks like the people are taking over cities that nobody thought possible just a few weeks ago. We’re watching this very closely,” Trump said, adding that if authorities begin killing demonstrators, “we will get involved and hit them very hard where it hurts.”

Video transmitted from Iran’s second-largest city of Mashhad shows large crowds taking part in ongoing protests. A person who shared the footage said security forces fired live ammunition, wounding two people in the Vakilabad area of the city.

Banks set on fire in Shiraz, Iran amid ongoing protests.

Video of persistent gunfire from Fardis near Tehran, Iran amid ongoing protests.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran is facing serious trouble, noting that protesters appear to be taking control of cities that few believed could fall just weeks ago, adding that the situation is being closely monitored. Trump reiterated his warning that if Iranian authorities begin killing people as they have in the past, the United States would intervene and strike Iran “very hard where it hurts,” emphasizing that such action would not involve boots on the ground but would still be severe.

Municipality building set on fire in Karaj, Iran amid ongoing protests.