US President Donald Trump on Tuesday told Iranians to keep protesting and said help was on the way, but did not give details.

“Iranian Patriots, KEEP PROTESTING - TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS!!!… HELP IS ON ITS WAY,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social, adding he had cancelled all meetings with Iranian Officials until the “senseless killing” of protesters stopped.

Earlier today, Iran’s intelligence agency said that American weapons and explosives were recovered from various homes in the country.

According to the agency, these weapons were hidden by members of a secret group.

Earlier, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that voices giving orders to the protesters from abroad had been recorded.

About 2,000 people, including security personnel, have been killed in protests in Iran, an Iranian official said on Tuesday, the first time authorities have acknowledged the high death toll from an intense crackdown on two weeks of nationwide unrest.