STORY: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (January 13) he was seeking "accurate numbers" on what he called significant killings in Iran and would "act accordingly," but declined to say what form any U.S. response could take.

Speaking to reporters at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, Trump said Iran was "on my mind" and that he expected an update on the situation soon.

Earlier Trump took to social media to urge Iranians to keep protesting and remember the names of those abusing them, saying help is on the way, as Iran's clerical establishment pressed its crackdown against the biggest demonstrations in years.

An Iranian official said about 2,000 people had been killed in the protests, the first time authorities have given an overall death toll from more than two weeks of nationwide unrest.

U.S.-based rights group HRANA said that of the 2,003 people whose deaths it had confirmed, 1,850 were protesters. It said 16,784 people had been detained, a sharp increase from the figure it gave on Monday.

The unrest, sparked by dire economic conditions, has posed the biggest internal challenge to Iran's rulers for at least three years and has come at a time of intensifying international pressure after Israeli and U.S. strikes last year.

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1. U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WALKING TOWARDS REPORTERS

2. (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, SAYING:

TRUMP: “Iran is on my mind. When I see the kind of death that is happening over there. We think. So, we're going to get some accurate numbers. I'll have them in about 20 minutes, we'll get some accurate numbers as to what's happening with regard to the killing. The killing looks like it's significant, but we don't know yet for certain. I'll know within 20 minutes, so… And we’ll act accordingly.”

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4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, SAYING:

JOURNALIST OFF CAMERA ASKING: "U.S. airstrikes, if it comes to that, will achieve, will protect… will have the result of protecting the protesters?#

TRUMP “Well, you never know, do you? You never know. So far my track record has been excellent. But you never know.”

JOURNALIST OFF CAMERA ASKING: "Do you think it's going to be something kinetic like that or more like cyber?"

TRUMP: “Well, I can't tell you that, I know exactly what it would be. We have to make a decision. But I can't… Obviously, I can't be telling you.”

5. WHITE FLASH

6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, SAYING:

JOURNALIST OFF CAMERA ASKING: "In the instance of the U.S. strikes against U.S. assets in the Middle East. What do you say to U.S. servicemembers about why it is worth the risk to intervene in Iran?"

TRUMP: “Iran said that the last time I blew them up, with the nuclear capability, which they don't have any longer. So Iran said that the last time, they better behave.”

7. TRUMP WALKING IN TARMAC