President Trump threatened strong action against Iran as the country's supreme leader warned about swift trials and potential executions for anti-government protesters. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio has more.

The number of dead dwarfs the death toll from any other round of protest or unrest in Iran in decades and recalls the chaos surrounding the country's 1979 Islamic Revolution.

Anti-government protests that have shaken Iran for more than two weeks appear to be subsiding, according to analysts and residents. A reported published by the US-based Critical Threats Project (CTP) said only seven protests were recorded across six provinces on Tuesday,

Adding to the stress on Iran's clerical rulers, U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened military action over Tehran's severe crackdown on the protests, which ​follow an Israeli and U.S.

The death toll from nationwide protests in Iran spiked Tuesday to at least 2,003 people killed, activists said, and Iranians made phone calls abroad for the first time in days after authorities severed communications during a crackdown.

After over two weeks of anti-government protests in Iran, Pres. Trump has vowed to protestors that "help is on the way." It comes just 24 hours after Trump warned Americans to get out of the country.

The death toll from nationwide protests in Iran has surpassed 2,500, activists said, as Iranians made phone calls abroad for the first time in days Tuesday after authorities severed communications during a crackdown on demonstrators.

Iranian state television on Tuesday offered the first official acknowledgment of the high death toll from a crackdown on nationwide protests, saying the country had “a lot of martyrs.” The report quoted Ahmad Mousavi,