The Times of Israel is liveblogging Tuesday’s events as they unfold.

US President Donald Trump warns of unspecified “very strong action” against Iran if its authorities go ahead with the threatened hanging of some protesters.

Trump tells CBS News that the United States would act if Iran began hanging protesters, after Tehran prosecutors said Iranian authorities would press capital charges of “moharebeh,” or “waging war against God,” against some suspects arrested over recent demonstrations.

“I haven’t heard about the hanging. If they hang them, you’re going to see some things… We will take very strong action if they do such a thing,” says the American leader, who has repeatedly threatened Iran with military intervention.

“When they start killing thousands of people — and now you’re telling me about hanging. We’ll see how that’s going to work out for them,” Trump adds.

He also says “no one has been able to give us accurate numbers” on how many demonstrators the Islamic Republic has killed in its crackdown on the unrest.

“It looks like it could be a pretty substantial number, and that’s going to be a lot of problems for them,” Trump says. “I’ve heard two numbers, but we’ll see what that is.”

Asked what is “the end game” in Iran, Trump answers, “the end game is to win. I like winning.”

EXCLUSIVE: In an interview with @TonyDokoupil, President Trump says the U.S. will take “very strong action” in Iran if the regime starts hanging protesters. "We don't want to see what's happening in Iran happen," he said. "It's not gonna work out good."

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— CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil (@CBSEveningNews) January 13, 2026

The US urges its citizens to leave Iran immediately, and advises them to consider departing by land to Turkey or Armenia, according to a new notice released by the US virtual embassy in Tehran.

“US citizens should leave Iran now. Consider departing Iran by land to Türkiye or Armenia, if safe to do so,” the notice says.

Iran is currently seeing its biggest anti-government demonstrations in years as the administration of US President Donald Trump weighs how to respond to the situation in the Middle Eastern nation.

The Israel Defense Forces responds to UNIFIL after it said earlier that two “possible illuminating flare mortar rounds” struck one of its positions in southern Lebanon overnight.

The IDF says that it was carrying out “routine firing” in the area of Rmaish, near the Israeli border, when it received a request from the UN peacekeeping force to cease firing as one of its posts had been hit, which the military agreed to.

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