Two U.S. officials told CNN that Donald Trump, the President of the United States, is examining a range of potential military options against the Islamic Republic in the wake of deadly protests in Iran. CNN reported on Sunday, January 21, citing a U.S.-based human rights group, that at least 490 protesters have been killed in the past 15 days during the national uprising in Iran, and more than 10,000 have been arrested. According to precise statistics provided to CNN by Skyler Thompson, Deputy Director of Human Rights Activists in Iran, at least 10,675 people, including 169 children, have been arrested. Simultaneously, images of the bodies of those killed in the protests on Thursday, January 18, were released from the forensic center in Kahrizak, Tehran. Previously, Donald Trump had warned the Islamic Republic officials that if they kill their people, they will face a 'severe blow.'