IRAN’S deadly regime is being accused of luring protesters into designated kill zones as security forces continue to slaughter civilians on the streets.
Tehran’s death toll is set to increase with executions for demonstrators expected to begin today – despite Donald Trump warning of “very strong action” if they go ahead with the sick hangings.
Up to 12,000 people are feared to have been killed during Iran’s archaic crackdown on anti-regime unrest targeting the Ayatollah and his mad Mullahs.
For 17 days now, brave Iranians have taken to the streets to protest the tyrannical government.
Thousands have been met by power-hungry security forces who have been directed by the Ayatollah to stop the riots by any means necessary.
Most of the deaths occurred on two consecutive nights as soldiers used “military grade” weapons to quell street demos.
The mass killings were carried out by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the ruthless Basij, a volunteer militia which acts as the country’s morality police.
Armed guards have been directing the demonstrators into “killing zones” where fellow soldiers are patrolling, terrified medics told The Times.
Protesters have reportedly been shot dead with others brutally arrested and sentenced to death without a fair trial.
A number of executions are set to take place in the coming hours after the head of Iran’s judiciary announced the fast-tracking of convictions.
Court hearings were expedited for “ringleaders of unrest” over the weekend with many more expected to take place this week.
Iran’s judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei declared the executions must be done as soon as possible.
He told Iranian state TV: “If we want to do a job, we should do it now.
“If we want to do something, we have to do it quickly.
“If it becomes late, two months, three months later, it doesn’t have the same effect.”
The grim comments will be seen as a direct challenge to President Trump after he warned Iran to stop killing civilians.
Trump told CBS News on Tuesday: “When they start killing thousands of people, and now you’re telling me about hanging, we’ll see how that works out for them.
“It’s not going to work out good.”
Protester Erfan Soltani, 26, was sentenced to death on Sunday for “waging war against God” and is now expected to be hanged today.
Supporters say he has not been allowed legal advice and had no chance to defend himself before a verdict was delivered.
He was allowed to see his family for just ten minutes on Monday to say goodbye, according to activists.
Trump’s fury at Tehran could soon result in US military operations in the Middle East nation.
On Tuesday, Trump was briefed on attack plans to smash Iran from cyberattacks and psychological warfare to strikes on nuclear sites.
The US president reassured brave Iranians saying “help is on its way”.
Adding: “Make Iran great again, it was a great country until these monsters came in and took it over. And it’s all very fragile.”
Trump is likely to target Iran’s ballistic and nuclear missile sites in any planned attacks but could also directly strike the Ayatollah.
Nicholas Carl, the assistant director for the Critical Threats Project at the American Enterprise Institute think tank, told the New York Post: “A single strike to take out the leader of the regime would see the protests energised and serve as an effective message to Iran.”
Tehran has continued to downplay the death toll – with an official claiming it sits just above 2,000.
An exact death toll remains hard to confirm due to the regime ordering an internet blackout which has been ongoing for over five days.
Restrictions slightly eased earlier this week to allow people to make international calls but they still can’t text friends and relatives with those abroad being unable to call them.
One Iranian who was able to send a message to loved ones pleaded: “Please help us. The situation here is horrific. It is a full-scale war.”
Outrage started more than two weeks ago over the collapse of the Rial currency but soon morphed into fiery demonstrations against those who have governed Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Maryam Rajavi, president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), said the grim death toll only shows “the weakness of Khamenei”.
She said: “Khamenei, a dictator facing a dead end, has sent his Revolutionary Guards, Basij forces, torturers, and state prosecutors into the streets.”
