President Trump threatened strong action against Iran as the country's supreme leader warned about swift trials and potential executions for anti-government protesters. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio has more.

One of his relatives told BBC Persian that an Iranian court had issued a death sentence "in an extremely rapid process, within just two days". He has been denied access to legal counsel, according to Hengaw,

Former National Security Council senior director Michael Allen discusses Iran’s crackdown on protesters amid the threat of executions as President Donald Trump vows to take action if the regime follows through.

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Iranian authorities have imposed a nationwide communications blackout and ordered a crackdown on protesters. Security forces have killed as many as 2,000 people since the unrest began on Dec. 28, according to the U.

President Donald Trump has warned Iranian leaders that he will take ‘very strong action’ if the regime continues to kill protestors. ‘It’s not going to work out good’ he told CBS.

After over two weeks of anti-government protests in Iran, Pres. Trump has vowed to protestors that "help is on the way." It comes just 24 hours after Trump warned Americans to get out of the country.

Erfan Soltani is believed to be the first anti-regime protester in the latest Iranian uprising to reportedly be given the death sentence, according to human rights organizations. CNN’s Isobel Yeung spoke to his relative.