US EditionTrump says 'killings in Iran are stopping,' claims 'no plan for executions' after threatening U.S. action
Trump says killings in Iran's crackdown are stopping and no executions are planned, but U.S. will continue monitoring and consider options amid ongoing unrest.
- President Donald Trump told reporters Wednesday that `We have been informed by very important sources on the other side and they’ve said the killings have stopped and the executions won’t take place` and there was `no plan for executions` on good authority.
- After a deadly crackdown that killed at least 2,586 people, Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei said authorities must quickly punish more than 18,000 detainees via rapid trials and executions, while Hengaw reported Erfan Soltani’s execution set for Jan. 14, 2026.
- Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and key National Security Council officials began meeting last Friday to develop options, while President Donald Trump consulted his team Tuesday and said, `We're going to watch it and see what the process is.`
- The oil market and governments responded immediately, with U.S. crude falling $1.81, or 2.96%, to $59.34 per barrel and Britain's Embassy in Tehran temporarily closing amid security concerns.
- Major Middle East governments urged Washington to avoid military action, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard commander Mohammad Pakpour threatened a decisive response, and the United Nations independent fact-finding mission reported on Jan. 10 orders for a forceful crackdown.
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Donald Trump softens rhetoric on intervention after anti-government protests
U.S. President Donald Trump said he had been told that killings in Iran’s crackdown on protests were easing and that he believed there was no current plan for large-scale executions, adopting a wait-and-see posture after earlier threatening intervention. analysis by Leela Jacinto, FRANCE 24 international affairs editor.
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Iran protester not sentenced to death, Trump says to 'watch it and see'
PARIS: An Iranian protester whom the United States feared faced imminent execution will not be sentenced to death, the judiciary said on Thursday (Jan 15), while US President Donald Trump said he would
The 26-year-old is accused of "gathering against national security" and "propaganda against the system." "If convicted, he will be sentenced to a prison sentence because the law does not provide for the death penalty for these charges," said the judicial branch.
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