"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."
"Trump had in recent days repeatedly raised the prospect of aiding the Iranian people amid a crackdown that rights groups say has killed at least 3,428 protesters. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi later echoed Trump's remarks, saying there were no plans to execute protesters. 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."
Donald Trump said he was told Iran had halted the killing of protesters and would not carry out executions. He said he would 'watch it and see' on threatened military action and had received assurances from "very important sources on the other side." Rights groups say the crackdown has killed at least 3,428 protesters. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi echoed there were no plans to execute protesters and said there was no plan to hang anyone. He alleged some deaths aimed to draw the US into the conflict, citing an 'Israeli plan.' Iran briefly closed its airspace for over four hours, forcing international carriers to divert before domestic flights resumed.
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