Iran pushes for fast trials and executions of suspects detained in protests despite Trump's warning: report

Iran Iran's chief justice speaks out as death toll reaches at least 2,571 NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Despite President Donald Trump's warnings, Iran’s chief justice called for fast trials and executions of suspects detained in the ongoing Anti-government demonstrations, a report said Wednesday. The remarks from Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei come as the death toll in the protests has risen to at least 2,571, the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency said. Other reports say the death toll is more than 3,000, with the real number likely to be even higher. "If we want to do a job, we should do it now. If we want to do something, we have to do it quickly," Mohseni-Ejei said in a video shared by Iranian state television, according to The Associated Press. "If it becomes late, two months, three months later, it doesn’t have the same effect. If we want to do something, we have to do that fast."