Overview
- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghtschi told Fox News there will be no hangings today or tomorrow and said there is no plan to execute protesters.
- President Donald Trump said he was informed the killings would stop and that there are no plans for executions, after warning the U.S. would respond very harshly if hangings occur.
- The planned execution of detained protester Erfan Soltani was suspended, according to the rights group Hengaw, which cautioned that his right to life remains at risk.
- Iran temporarily closed its airspace as tensions persisted, while Italy, Poland, and Spain urged citizens to leave, the UK shut its embassy in Tehran, and Lufthansa announced rerouting to avoid Iranian and Iraqi airspace.
- The U.S. withdrew some military personnel from regional bases and its embassy in Qatar advised avoiding nonessential trips to Al-Udeid, as Iran Human Rights estimated at least 3,428 protesters killed and more than 10,000 detained since late December.