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President Trump says he's considering military strikes on Iran as its crackdown on protests kills hundreds.

Iran wants to negotiate.

Is the pressure campaign headed toward diplomacy or confrontation?

I'm Steve Inskeep with Michelle Martin, and this is Up First from NPR News.

Minnesota is suing the Trump administration over its immigration operations after an ICE agent killed Renee Macklin Good.

A U.S.-based group called the Human Rights Activists News Agency has tried to track the casualties, which is hard given an Internet blackout.

But the agency says more than 600 Iranians have been killed so far.

That number includes nine children and 133 members of the military and police.

After threatening to take military action, Trump says he's heard a response.

Trump said Monday he's imposing a 25 percent tariff on countries doing business with Iran.

The state filed the lawsuit on Monday, and many people will know the context here.

This is less than a week after an immigration and customs enforcement agent fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Macklin Good.

The Supreme Court returns to questions about gender and fairness today.

NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg is here.