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Iran Backs Off Protester Executions as Airspace Closure and UN Session Keep Tensions High

Signals of restraint contrast with continued regional precautions under UN scrutiny.

Tehran (Iran (Islamic Republic Of)), 15/01/2026.- The wreckage of a burnt-out public bus in Tehran, Iran, 15 January 2026. The country remains under a near-total nationwide internet blackout that began on 08 January, amid an intensifying wave of anti-government protests. (Protestas, Teherán) EFE/EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH
Los restos de un colectivo incendiado con un cartel colocado por el régimen que dice "Este era uno de los colectivos nuevos de Teherán que fue pagado con el dinero de los contribuyentes"
El 12 de enero de 2026, las autoridades iraníes intentaron recuperar el control de las calles con manifestaciones masivas a nivel nacional tras protestas de una escala sin precedentes en los últimos años. Foto: AFP
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Overview

  • Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran has no plan to hang detained demonstrators, describing reports of imminent executions as misinformation.
  • The judiciary stated that 26-year-old detainee Erfan Soltani has not been sentenced to death and faces charges that carry prison terms rather than capital punishment.
  • Iran shut its airspace to commercial traffic for roughly four to five hours overnight, prompting reroutes and warnings from aviation risk trackers despite no declared hostilities.
  • President Donald Trump said he was told killings had ceased and no executions were planned, even as the United States moved some personnel from the Al Udeid base and the UK closed its embassy in Tehran.
  • The UN Security Council will brief on the crisis today, with rights groups reporting thousands killed, a near-nationwide internet blackout still in effect, and on-the-ground protests appearing to ebb.