US Edition‘No Plan to Hang Protesters’: Iran Minister Contradicts Top Judge as Trump Signals Easing Pressure – Firstpost
Iran rejects plans to execute protesters amid reports of over 3,400 deaths, with international leaders warning of sanctions and monitoring the crackdown closely.
- On January 14, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi denied any plan to hang protesters, telling Fox News' Special Report with Bret Baier `there is no plan` and `Hanging is out of the question`.
- On January 8, 2026, large anti-government demonstrations erupted in Tehran over a currency collapse, with rights groups reporting at least 3,428 deaths in the crackdown.
- Monitor NetBlocks reported the internet blackout lasted 144 hours, yet AFP-verified footage showed bodies in the Kahrizak morgue south of Tehran, while the Norway-based Iran Human Rights Society said hangings are common in Iranian prisons.
- At a surprise White House announcement, President Donald Trump said he received assurances from `very important sources on the other side` that executions would not proceed, while the UN Security Council will huddle on Thursday and G7 nations warned of sanctions if the crackdown continues.
- Other international figures voiced similar condemnations and expressed support for protestors, with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, on Wednesday saying the Islamic Republic `does not deserve to exist`.
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Trump says 'we saved a lot of lives' as Iran signals it won't execute protesters
Iran signaled it would not move ahead with executing protesters and reopened its airspace Thursday, as President Donald Trump left it unclear whether he would take military action over the regime's deadly crackdown
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sta.siIranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday denied that Iranian authorities were planning executions following mass protests. He also repeated accusations that Israel was behind the escalation during the protests. The UN Security Council will discuss the situation in Iran today.
One day after encouraging protests on the streets of Iran and saying that aid was on its way, Trump now says he has been informed that the killings have stopped
‘No plan to hang protesters’: Iran minister contradicts top judge as Trump signals easing pressure – Firstpost
Trump said Wednesday he had been told the killings of protesters in Iran had been halted, but added that he would "watch it and see" about threatened military action
Iran has reopened its airspace at night, yet the danger of an attack by the US remains. In an interview with Fox News, Foreign Minister Araghchi says there is no plan to hang demonstrators.
The Iranian Foreign Minister said in an interview that there were no plans at all for executions by hanging.
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