President Donald Trump was consulting with his national security team Tuesday about next steps with Iran as he looked to get a better understanding of the number of Iranian citizens who have been killed and arrested in more than two weeks of unrest throughout the country. Trump said he believes that the killing is 'significant' and that his administration would 'act accordingly.' He added that he believed the Iranian government was 'badly misbehaving.'

But the president said he has yet to receive a confirmed number of Iranians killed in the protests that began late last month, saying he has heard 'five different sets of numbers' about the death toll. Since the protests began on Dec 28, 16,700 people have been arrested and more than 2,000 have been killed, the vast majority protesters, according to Human Rights Activists News Agency. The organization relies on a network of activists inside Iran that confirms all reported fatalities.