US EditionTrump calls for Iran to release 8 women amid ceasefire talks
Trump said freeing the women could boost negotiations, while Iranian officials denied the execution claims and said some detainees had already been released.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump urged Iran to release eight women reportedly facing execution, framing the plea as a goodwill gesture for upcoming negotiations in Islamabad. "Would be a great start to our negotiations!" Trump posted on Truth Social.
- Widespread anti-regime protests that began in January led to mass arrests; activists claim detainees, including Bita Hemmati and Diana Taherabadi, face capital punishment for their participation in demonstrations.
- Trump's appeal amplified a claim by activist Eyal Yakoby, reposting images of eight women while warning Tehran to "do them no harm." He suggested the release would foster a positive tone for talks.
- Iran's judiciary dismissed the execution reports as "fake news," stating some women were released while others face legal proceedings that would "at most result in imprisonment," contradicting Trump's claims.
- Negotiators prepare for talks in Islamabad as a ceasefire nears expiration on Wednesday; Trump warned renewed military action awaits if no deal is reached, complicating the diplomatic environment surrounding the detainees.
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How Iran responded to Trump’s claimed role in saving 8 women from execution
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Iran had agreed not to execute eight women protesters in a sign of respect for him, while officials in Tehran denied the executions had been planned and accused the US president of spreading falsehoods. “Very good news,” Trump said in a social media post a day after granting a unilateral ceasefire in the war started by the US and Israel on February 28. Trump said four of the eight women would …
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The Iranian women Trump ‘saved’ from execution are simultaneously real and AI-manipulated
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump claimed to have secured the release of eight Iranian women condemned to execution for protesting the regime. Only the night before, he had posted on Truth Social about the imminent executions of these women, quoting a screenshot that included a collage of eight glamorously backlit, soft-focus portraits. The photos of the women were immediately accused of being AI-generated. "Trump is begging Iranian leaders t…
TRUMP STOPS EXECUTIONS: Eight Women Protesters SPARED in Iran After Last-Minute Intervention | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hᴏft
(Clockwise, left to right) Panah Movahedi, Bita Hemmati, Mahboubeh Shabani, Ensieh Nejati, Ghazal Ghalandari, Diana Taherabadi, Golnaz Naraghi, and Venus Hosseinnejad. President Donald Trump announced that eight women protesters in Iran facing execution will NOT be put to death after his direct intervention. On Tuesday, Trump urged the Iranian regime to release the detainees: “To the Iranian leaders, who will soon be in negotiations with my repr…
Misleading Fake News Again Claiming Execution of 8 Female Protesters Canceled at Trump's Demand. U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that the executions of female protesters scheduled to be executed in Iran were not carried out at his request. In response, Iran stated that some of these women have already been released, and
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