Trump warns of 'very strong action' if Iran executes protesters

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the United States could take “very strong action” if Iran executes protesters, adding there was “a lot of help on the way” for Iranians.

“There’s a lot of help on the way and in different forms, including economic help from our standpoint,” Trump said in an interview with CBS News.

Trump said the United States had already eliminated Iran’s nuclear capacity and accused Iranian authorities of killing protesters in large numbers, though he said casualty figures remained unclear.

“Nobody’s been able to give us accurate numbers about how many people they’ve killed,” he said. “It looks like it could be a pretty substantial number.”

Pressed on the end goal, he added: “The end game is to win. I like winning.”