"The president said at the White House that very important sources on the other side had now assured him that Iranian executions would not go ahead. They've said the killing has stopped and the executions won't take place, Trump said. There were supposed to be a lot of executions today and that the executions won't take place and we're going to find out."
"Earlier, Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi told Fox News that executions executions were not taking place and there would be no hanging today or tomorrow. I'm confident that there is no plan for hanging. The family of Erfan Soltani, the first Iranian protester sentenced to death since the current unrest began, has been told his execution has been postponed. Here are some of the other latest developments:"
"I don't know how he'd play within his own country, Trump told Reuters in the Oval Office. And we really aren't up to that point yet. I don't know whether or not his country would accept his leadership, and certainly if they would, that would be fine with me. Iran has reopened its airspace after a near-five-hour closure that forced airlines to cancel, reroute or delay some flights."
Donald Trump said he was assured that killings of Iranian protesters had been halted and that planned executions would not take place. Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi told Fox News that executions were not occurring and that there would be no hangings today or tomorrow. The family of Erfan Soltani was told his execution has been postponed. Trump expressed uncertainty about opposition figure Reza Pahlavi's ability to garner domestic support. Iran reopened its airspace after a near-five-hour closure that disrupted flights. The UN Security Council is scheduled for a briefing requested by the US. Some US and UK personnel were evacuated as a precaution and the British embassy in Tehran was temporarily closed.
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