"DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- The head of Iran's judiciary signaled Wednesday there would be fast trials and executions ahead for those detained in nationwide protests despite a warning from U.S. President Donald Trump. The comments from Iran's judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei come as activists had warned hangings of those detained could come soon. Already, a bloody security force crackdown on the demonstrations has killed at least 2,571, the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency reported."
"Trump repeatedly has warned that the United States may take military action over the killing of peaceful protesters, just months after it bombed Iranian nuclear sites during a 12-day war launched by Israel against the Islamic Republic in June. This frame grab from footage circulating on social media shows protesters dancing and cheering around a bonfire in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 9, 2026."
"Meanwhile Wednesday, Iran held a mass funeral of 300 security force members killed in the demonstrations. Tens of thousands of mourners attended, holding Iranian flags and photos of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The caskets, covered in Iranian flags, stood stacked at least three high. Red and white roses and framed photographs of people who were killed covered them."
Iran's judiciary signaled that fast trials and executions will follow for detainees from nationwide protests despite U.S. warnings. Activists cautioned that hangings could occur soon. A security force crackdown has killed at least 2,571 people according to the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, marking the deadliest unrest in decades and evoking the 1979 revolution. The United States has warned it may take military action over the killing of peaceful protesters. Iran held a mass funeral for 300 security personnel, while civilians remain fearful amid visible plainclothes forces and a reduced presence of anti-riot police and Basij.
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