Iran's judiciary chief issues spine-chilling executions order — as 26-year-old protester awaits death

The Chief Justice of Iran indicated that the government would move quickly to hold trials and executions for demonstrators detained in the deadly anti-regime protests gripping the country — despite a warning from President Trump that such a move would result in a US military response.

"If we want to do a job, we should do it now. If we want to do something, we have to do it quickly," Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei chillingly warned in a video shared by Iranian state television online.
"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."...