Trump says Iran halted 837 hangings after he issued ‘nasty’ threat as US moves aircraft carrier to Middle East

President Donald Trump claimed he personally prevented a mass execution in Iran by issuing a ‘nasty’ and ominous threat to the Iranian regime. In an interview with CNBC’s Joe Kernen that aired today, the President detailed a high-stakes standoff that he claims saved the lives of nearly 1,000 people. When asked if his maneuvers had saved lives, Trump was emphatic, claiming the number was in the ‘thousands, more than that.’ ‘Well, they had one thing specifically that really got me,’ Trump told Kernen. ‘They were going to hang, the old–fashioned hanging. They were going to hang 837 people on Thursday.’…