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Iran Denies Plans to Execute Protesters as Trump Says Hangings Won’t Proceed

The pledge briefly cools execution fears, with U.S. pressure and a sweeping crackdown still in play.

Overview

  • Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told U.S. television there is no plan to hang detained protesters.
  • President Trump said he was informed executions would not occur and signaled he is still weighing possible military action.
  • The HRANA rights group reports at least 2,403 protesters and 147 security-affiliated individuals killed, with 18,137 arrests verified.
  • Tehran has imposed a near-total internet shutdown, complicating independent verification of casualties and detentions.
  • Iranian authorities blame foreign-backed militants for violence and say several alleged ringleaders were arrested with devices seized.