"Trump made the statement on the sidelines of a trip to Detroit in a brief interview on January 13 with CBS, without giving details. In response to a CBS journalist who asked about the US response to reports that some detainees in Iran could be hanged early on the morning of January 14, Trump emphasized that he had not heard anything about hanging protesters yet, but added that "if they do such a thing, we will take very strong action.""
"When asked what his endgame is in Iran, the president said: "The endgame is to win. I like winning." "We don't want to see what's happening in Iran happen," he said. "And you know, if they want to have protests, that's one thing, when they start killing thousands of people, and now you're telling me about hanging -- we'll see how that works out for them. It's not going to work out good.""
President Donald Trump warned the United States will take very strong action if Iran begins executing protesters. The comment occurred during a brief January 13 interview in Detroit after questions about reports that detainees could be hanged early on January 14. Exact death tolls remain unclear, but thousands of protesters are thought to have died in unrest that evolved into a broad antigovernment uprising. The protests were sparked by spiraling inflation and a collapsing currency. The U.S. administration is awaiting official confirmation of fatalities, and Washington advised U.S. citizens to leave Iran as soon as possible.
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