{"id":66437,"date":"2026-02-20T20:22:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T20:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/trump-says-32000-people-were-killed-in-irans-crackdown-on-protesters\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T20:22:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T20:22:42","slug":"trump-says-32000-people-were-killed-in-irans-crackdown-on-protesters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/trump-says-32000-people-were-killed-in-irans-crackdown-on-protesters\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says 32,000 people were killed in Iran&#8217;s crackdown on protesters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>President Trump said in a news briefing Friday that 32,000 people were killed during the recent protests in <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/iranian-man-describes-surviving-deadly-protest-crackdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Iran<\/a><\/span>, a far higher number than has previously been reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump, who made the remarks while addressing the Supreme Court&#8217;s\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/trump-tariffs-supreme-court-press-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">ruling striking down his sweeping tariffs<\/a><\/span>, did not offer a source for the death toll. When asked if he had a message for the people of Iran, Mr. Trump said &#8220;the people of Iran are very different than the leaders of Iran&#8221; and called it &#8220;a very, very, very sad situation.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/iran-protests-biggest-in-years-against-ayatollah-what-to-know\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Mass anti-government protests<\/a><\/span>\u00a0roiled Iran in January until a government crackdown crushed the demonstrations. January 8 and 9 are believed to be the bloodiest, most brutal days in the country&#8217;s history since the current government was founded in 1979. But an internet blackout has made it difficult to get information about the death toll.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Two sources, including one inside Iran, previously told CBS News that\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/iran-protest-death-toll-over-12000-feared-higher-video-bodies-at-morgue\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">at least 12,000<\/a><\/span>, and possibly as many as 20,000 people have been killed throughout Iran in the protests. One Iranian man was able to get through the blackout and <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/iranian-man-describes-surviving-deadly-protest-crackdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">speak to CBS News<\/a><\/span> on a video call, describing what sounded like a massacre of anti-government protesters in a public square. The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency has put the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/iran-offers-protesters-families-leniency-in-exchange-for-public-loyalty\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">number of arrests<\/a><\/span> at more than 50,000.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/20\/eb01ecd5-f857-4b62-9475-b3c65adc199e\/thumbnail\/620x349\/98a5ab588585ed8b5050cd8f6cbe537d\/gettyimages-2262141665.jpg#\" alt=\"US President Donald Trump speaks regarding Supreme Court's ruling striking down his tariffs \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/20\/eb01ecd5-f857-4b62-9475-b3c65adc199e\/thumbnail\/620x349\/98a5ab588585ed8b5050cd8f6cbe537d\/gettyimages-2262141665.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/20\/eb01ecd5-f857-4b62-9475-b3c65adc199e\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/6089a5e75809adbbf2b67cf7250fcb74\/gettyimages-2262141665.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at the White House on February 20, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Kyle Mazza\/Anadolu via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mr. Trump offered support for the people of Iran throughout the protests and crackdown. Meanwhile, U.S. military forces have been\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-iran-military-buildup-includes-scores-of-us-warplanes-joining-armada\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">building up<\/a><\/span>\u00a0in the region as he tries to pressure the Islamic Republic to make a deal on its <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/us-iran-war-risks-iaea-says-nuclear-material-still-there-war-could-spiral\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">nuclear program<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump said Friday that he threatened the Iranian government with a strike if public executions were conducted. He previously\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/chicago\/video\/president-trump-warns-u-s-will-take-very-strong-action-if-iran-hangs-protesters-1\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">told<\/a>\u00a0&#8220;CBS Evening News&#8221; anchor Tony Dokoupil in January that there would be &#8220;very strong actions&#8221; <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-iran-protests-what-options-does-us-have-to-respond\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">against the Iranian regime<\/a><\/span> if such executions occurred.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They were going to hang 837 people, and I gave them the word, if you hang one person, even one person, that you&#8217;re going to be hit right then and there,&#8221; Mr. Trump said. &#8220;I wasn&#8217;t waiting two weeks and negotiating. And they gave up the hanging. They didn&#8217;t hang 837, supposedly they didn&#8217;t hang anybody.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump also said Friday that the Iranian government &#8220;better negotiate a fair deal&#8221; on its nuclear program.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Earlier Friday, the president said that he was considering a limited military strike on the country.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, CBS News reported that Mr. Trump\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-possible-timeline-iran-strikes\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">had not yet made a final decision<\/a><\/span>\u00a0about whether to strike the country, though top national security officials have told the president the military is ready for potential strikes as soon as Saturday. 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