U.S. Orders Partial Pullout at Qatar Base as Iran Warns of Retaliation and Trump Says No Planned Executions

Overview

• A senior Iranian official told Reuters that Tehran warned U.S. regional partners it would target American bases on their soil if Washington attacks Iran.
• Qatar’s International Media Office and diplomats said some U.S. personnel at Al Udeid air base were instructed to leave as a precaution, with no large-scale troop withdrawal reported.
• President Trump earlier threatened “very strong” action if detainees were executed, canceled talks with Iranian officials, and the State Department urged U.S. citizens to depart Iran.
• Later on Wednesday, Trump said he was told the “massacre” was stopping and that there were “no plans for executions,” a statement that has not been independently verified under the blackout.
• Iran’s judiciary chief called for swift trials and capital charges such as moharebeh, while NGOs including IHR and HRANA report several thousand deaths and more than ten thousand detentions under a nationwide shutdown of internet access.