Chances on Polymarket’s betting market that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will be out as Supreme Leader of Iran by January 31 have skyrocketed in the last 24 hours, as anti-government protests across the country have exploded, with chances currently sitting at 20% and rising.

Iranian protesters thank US President Donald Trump and Elon Musk for providing internet to Iran via Starlink.

According to them, the equipment also allowed limited transmission of documentation from Iran to the outside world in the past two days, despite the widespread internet shutdown in the country.

Senior officials in the Trump Administration have had preliminary discussions about how to carry out an attack on Iran if needed to follow through on threats made by President Donald J. Trump, including what sites might be targeted, U.S. officials told the Wall Street Journal.

One option being discussed is a large-scale aerial strike on multiple Iranian military targets, one of the officials said. Another of the officials said there wasn’t a consensus on what course of action to take, and no military equipment or personnel had been moved in preparation for a strike. Officials cautioned these conversations are part of normal planning and there is no sign of an imminent attack on Iran.

Anti-government protesters block major roadways and intersections tonight in the high-class luxury neighborhood of Punak in Northern Tehran, with crowd estimates of between 100-200,000.

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U.S. President Donald J. Trump has been briefed in recent days on new options for military strikes in Iran, including strikes on nonmilitary sites in Tehran, as he seriously considers authorizing a strike in response to the Iranian Regime’s brutal crackdown on ongoing nationwide anti-government protests, with reports suggesting hundreds if not thousands already dead, according to multiple U.S. officials familiar with the matter who spoke to The New York Times.

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke on the phone last night (Saturday) with Prime Minister Netanyahu, according to an American source. According to the source, one of the topics in the conversation was the protests in Iran, but the two also discussed Gaza and other regional issue.

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Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, has stated that if the United States carries out strikes against Iran, they will target Israel and American military bases across the Middle East.

Israel is on high alert for the possibility of direct intervention by the United States in the ongoing anti-government protests in Iran, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussing potential action against Iran in a phone call on Saturday, according to an Israeli source who spoke to Reuters.

Israeli intelligence assesses the Ayatollah Regime in Iran has reached its most fragile point since 1999, as officials believe the number of protesters killed has now surpassed 1,000 and the assumption is that if the protests continue to grow at the current pace, there is a real threat to the stability of the regime, officials have told i24NEWS.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump is said to be contemplating military action against Iran and has been presented with a range of targets, including elements of the security services responsible for the violent crackdowns against protesters, killing hundreds in cities across Iran. However, commanders in the region have warned officials that they need more time to prepare, in order to “consolidate U.S. military positions and prepare defenses” before carrying out any strikes that could trigger serious retaliation from Iran, sources familiar with the discussions have told The Telegraph.

In response to Iran’s brutal crackdown this past week on nationwide anti-government protests, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola announced today in a letter to lawmakers that, effective immediately, all Iranian diplomats, staff of diplomatic missions, government officials and representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran, will be banned from entering any premises of the European Parliament.

Al Jazeera channel reports from an American source:

"US forces in the Middle East are prepared for any scenario, including defending themselves and the interests of the US. The planning of military actions against Iran is in advanced stages, and the options are adapted according to developments on the ground."

The dollar continues to weaken against the shekel and is trading below 3.14.