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Iran Signals Execution Pause as Trump Says Killings Have Stopped

Regional force movements and a communications shutdown underscore persistent risk despite the short-term reprieve.

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Burnt vehicles lie abandoned on the road in Tehran
This frame grab from footage circulating on social media shows protesters dancing and cheering around a bonfire as they take to the streets despite an intensifying crackdown as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world, in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 9, 2026.

Overview

  • President Trump said he was told executions would not proceed and that killings had halted, adding the United States would keep watching events.
  • Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said there would be no hanging today or tomorrow, while a rights group reported Erfan Soltani’s execution did not take place as scheduled.
  • Rights monitors reported thousands of protesters killed and more than 10,000 arrests, as Iran’s judiciary vowed fast-track trials and capital charges including moharebeh.
  • Some U.S. personnel were asked to leave the Al Udeid base in Qatar and the UK withdrew troops and closed its embassy in Tehran, reflecting precautionary posture changes.
  • A multi-day internet blackout has severely constrained verification as AFP-verified videos showed bodies at a Tehran-area morgue and authorities held a large funeral for security forces.