"US President Donald Trump has said he was told Iran has halted the killing of protesters and will not carry out executions, while adding he would "watch it and see" on threatened military action. Speaking at the White House on Wednesday, Trump said he had received assurances from "very important sources on the other side" that Tehran had stopped the killings and that executions would not go ahead."
"In an interview with Fox News on Wednesday, Araghchi said there was no plan to hang anyone and repeated claims that foreign "terrorist elements" were behind violence during the protests. He also alleged, without providing evidence, that some deaths were intended to draw the United States into the conflict, referring to what he described as an "Israeli plan." Tensions remained high early Thursday as Iran briefly closed its airspace to commercial flights without explanation."
Assurances were reported that Iran halted the killing of protesters and would not carry out executions. A position to "watch and see" was stated regarding threatened military action. Rights groups report that at least 3,428 protesters have been killed during the crackdown. Echoes of the assurance claimed there were no plans to execute protesters and denied any plan to hang anyone. Foreign "terrorist elements" were blamed for violence amid allegations that some deaths were intended to draw the United States into the conflict. Iran briefly closed its airspace for more than four hours, forcing international carriers to divert before domestic flights resumed.
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