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Donald Trump: “They were going to hang 837 people [in Iran].”

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Published February 20, 2026 | Video Starts at 40:44

They were going to hang 800 two weeks ago. Hang. Hang some by crane. They lift them up with a tall crane and they play him around the square. They were going to hang 837 people [in Iran]. 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. (40:44–40:47)

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