Trump says he was told Iran has stopped killing protesters, no plans for executions

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he was told by Iran that the killings of protesters will stop and that there are no plans for further executions. Iran has reportedly killed at least 2,000 anti-regime protesters so far as demonstrations engulf the Middle Eastern country. Some foreign leaders have predicted that Iran’s regime is in its final days. 
Trump said his information was coming from “very important sources on the other side,” and that executions, including one of an Iranian shopkeeper, are not expected to take place, despite a notice to the shopkeeper’s family indicating otherwise.
“We were told that the killing in Iran is stopping, and there’s no plan for executions,” Trump told reporters. “The killing has stopped. The executions have stopped. There’s no plan for executions or an execution. I’ve been told that on good authority. We’ll find out about it. I’m sure if it happens I’ll be very upset.”
The development comes as Trump weighs potential actions against Iran in response to its deadly crackdown on anti-government protesters, including possible military strikes on the regime.
Trump declined to take military action off the table on Wednesday, stating that his administration will “watch and see” if the statements on the executions and killings from the Iranian government are proven true. 
“We’re going to watch and see what the process is,” the president said. “But we were given a very good, very good statement by people that are aware of what’s going on.” 
Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.

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