Trump Claims We've Been Told That the Killing in Iran Is Stopping'

"We have been notified, and pretty strongly, but we'll find out what that all means. But we've been told that the killing in Iran is stopping, and it's stopped, it's stopping. And there's no plan for executions, or an execution, or executions. So, I've been told that on good authority. We'll find out about it. I'm sure if it happens, we'll all be very upset. Including you will be very upset, he continued."

"Twenty-six-year-old Erfan Soltani was slated to be executed on Wednesday after being arrested last Thursday. The Associated Press reported on Wednesday that Iranian officials were signaling that fast trials and executions lay ahead for suspects detained in nationwide protests. Earlier Wednesday, Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei, Iran's judiciary chief, said the government must act quickly to punish more than 18,000 people who have been detained through rapid trials and executions, noted the AP."

"President Donald Trump made the dubious claim that the killing in Iran is stopping while speaking to the press in the Oval Office on Wednesday. His comments came shortly before he signed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act into law. And we have some other little things to talk about. Maybe we'll start that first. Should I start that first? I think they're gonna want me to. I have a feeling they're gonna want me too, began the president."

President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that he had been informed the killing in Iran was stopping and that executions were not planned. He made the remarks shortly before signing the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act into law. Iranian officials have signaled fast trials and executions for suspects detained in nationwide protests. Twenty-six-year-old Erfan Soltani had been slated for execution after being arrested. Iran's judiciary chief urged rapid punishment for more than 18,000 detainees. Trump previously warned the Iranian government that the United States was prepared to strike if violent reprisals targeted demonstrators. CBS News reported higher Iranian casualty counts than previously known.

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