Trump's remarks came after he put out a post on his Truth Social account stating "help was on its way" triggering massive speculations of strike on Tehran. (Photo/AP)
US President Donald Trump, on Wednesday, January 14, said that he was told “on good authority” that killings in Iran’s violent crackdown on nationwide protests have stopped and that there were no plans for large-scale executions of demonstrators.
“We’ve been told that the killing in Iran is stopping, it’s stopped, it’s stopping, and there’s no plan for executions or an execution or executions. So I’ve been told that on good authority, we’ll find out about it,” Trump said.
Citing “very important sources on the other side”, the US president assured that Tehran would no longer carry out hangings of demonstrators, which he said “a lot of people were talking about for the last couple of days.”
On being asked if that meant US military action against Iran is off the table, Trump said, “We’re gonna watch and see what the process is, but we were given a very good statement by people that are aware of what’s going on.”
“Iranian Patriots, KEEP PROTESTING – TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS!!!… HELP IS ON ITS WAY,” he said in a post on Truth Social.
He further stated that he had cancelled all meetings with Iranian officials until they stopped the “senseless killing” of protesters, and later in a speech, told Iranians to “save the name of the killers and the abusers … because they’ll pay a very big price.”
The nationwide protests, sparked by worsening economic conditions, drew thousands of demonstrators to the streets.
Iranian security forces responded with a brutal crackdown, with figures ranging from around 2,000 to possibly over 12,000, though the exact number of deaths is not known. An Iranian official also told Reuters that 2,000 people had been killed but that “terrorists” were to blame.
The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reported that it had so far confirmed the killing of 1,850 protesters, 135 people affiliated with the government and nine uninvolved civilians, as well as nine children, over the last 17 days despite an internet blackout.
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