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US will take ‘very strong action’ if Iran hangs protesters, Trump tells CBS News

By Thomson Reuters Jan 13, 2026 | 3:02 PM

Jan 13 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said ‍on Tuesday the United States would take “very strong action” ‌if the ‌Iranian government starts hanging protesters, but did not elaborate on ​what those actions ‍would be.

“I ​haven’t heard ​about the ‍hanging. If they hang them, you’re going to see some ‍things… We will take very strong ‍action ‍if ​they do ​such ⁠a thing,” Trump ‌told CBS News in an interview.

(Reporting by Bhargav Acharya in ⁠Toronto;)