Iran Updates: Trump Holds Off on Strikes After Assurances

Trump steps back from Iran strike as Tehran denies protest executions

President Donald Trump has paused plans for a potential strike on Iran after claiming he received assurances that executions and killings of protesters have stopped. Iran denies plans for further crackdowns. The US and allies have withdrawn personnel from key regional bases amid continued tension.

Iran updates: Trump holds off on strikes after assurances

US President Donald Trump says Iran has halted killings and executions, citing assurances he received. Tehran denies plans for hangings as tensions remain high and airspace closures disrupt flights. Follow DW for more.

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Trump chooses sanctions over strikes, for now, against Iranian regime

There was widespread expectation of US strikes when, in the early hours of Thursday, Iran closed its airspace to all but a few select international flights to Tehran, and the US withdrew some personnel from military bases in the region. But Trump softened his position at the same time, saying the US had received information from trusted sources that the killing had stopped and that executions of political prisoners would not occur. Photos poste…

Trump says Iran has halted killings and executions as Tehran extends airspace closure

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that the killing of anti-government protesters in Iran had stopped. His remarks suggested a pause in tensions after repeated threats of possible US military action over Tehran’s crackdown on unrest. Trump’s comments came amid international concern over the fate of 26-year-old Iranian protester Erfan Soltani, who had reportedly been sentenced to death less than a week after his arrest and fa…