Trump on Iran: They’d better negotiate a fair deal

US President Donald Trump on Friday said that Iran “better negotiate a fair deal", while slamming the regime’s leadership over their crackdown on anti-government protests last month. “You know, the people of Iran are a lot different than the leaders of Iran. And it's a very, very sad situation. 32,000 people were killed over a relatively short period of time," Trump said, marking the first time he has mentioned the death toll in the crackdown. “They were going to hang 800, two weeks ago, some by crane. They lift them up with a tall crane and they play them around the square."

“They were going to hang 837 people and I gave them the word: ‘If you hang one person, even one person, that you're going to be hit right then and there.’ I wasn't waiting two weeks and negotiating, and they gave up the hanging. They didn't hang 837. Supposedly they didn't hang anybody," he added. “I feel very badly for the people of Iran. They've lived in hell," continued Trump.

“I feel very badly for the people of Iran. They've lived in hell," continued Trump. Earlier on Friday, Trump appeared to confirm that he was considering a limited military strike on Iran to coax it into accepting a nuclear deal on his terms. Asked by reporters if he was mulling a limited strike, after The Wall Street Journal reported thison Thursday, Trump paused and smiled before responding, “I guess you can say I am considering it." At the same time, as reporters were ushered out of the room, Trump suggested that he was not going to publicly telegraph his plans regarding Iran. (Source)