Iran pushes for fast trials and executions of suspects detained in protests despite Trump's warning: report

Despite President Donald Trump's warnings, Iran’s main justness called for accelerated trials and executions of suspects detained successful the ongoing anti-government demonstrations, a study said Wednesday. 

The remarks from Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei travel arsenic the decease toll successful the protests has risen to astatine slightest 2,571, the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency said. Other reports accidental the decease toll is much than 3,000, with the existent fig apt to beryllium adjacent higher. 

"If we privation to bash a job, we should bash it now. If we privation to bash something, we have to do it quickly," Mohseni-Ejei said successful a video shared by Iranian authorities television, according to The Associated Press. "If it becomes late, 2 months, 3 months later, it doesn’t have the aforesaid effect. If we privation to bash something, we have to do that fast." 

Trump warned Iran astir executions successful an interrogation with CBS News that aired connected Tuesday.

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President Donald Trump, left, and Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei, the main justness of Iran, right. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; Mohammadali Najib/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

"We volition instrumentality precise beardown action," Trump said. "If they bash specified a thing, we volition instrumentality precise beardown action." 

"We don’t want to see what’s happening successful Iran happen. And you know, if they privation to person protests, that’s one thing, erstwhile they commencement sidesplitting thousands of people, and now you’re telling maine astir hanging — we’ll see however that works retired for them. It’s not going to enactment out good," the president added. 

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Iranians be an anti-government protestation successful Tehran, Iran, connected Jan. 9, 2026. (UGC via AP)

Trump besides vowed connected Tuesday that those liable for sidesplitting anti-regime demonstrators volition "pay a large price." 

"Iranian Patriots, KEEP PROTESTING — TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS!" Trump wrote connected Truth Social. "Save the names of the killers and abusers. They volition wage a large price."

People stitchery connected Jan. 8, 2026, successful Tehran, Iran.  (Anonymous/Getty Images)

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"I person canceled each meetings with Iranian Officials until the senseless sidesplitting of protesters STOPS. HELP IS ON ITS WAY," helium added. 

Fox News’ Anders Hagstrom and The Associated Press contributed to this report.