Amid rising tensions and ongoing protests in Iran, US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that “the killing in Iran is stopping” and that there are “no plans for executions.”
Speaking to reporters at the White House during a signing ceremony, Trump said he had received assurances to that effect. “We were told that the killing in Iran is stopping, and there are no plans for executions or execution. I have been told that on good authority. We’ll find out about it,” Trump said.
Trump’s remarks come as unrest in Iran continues to draw international attention. Iran has formally approached the United Nations Security Council and the UN Secretary-General, accusing the United States of inciting violence, interfering in Iran’s internal affairs, and threatening military action. The allegations were outlined in an official letter circulated by Iran’s Permanent Mission to the UN on Wednesday.
Protests in Iran entered 20th day on Wednesday. What began as demonstrations against record inflation and the sharp fall in Iran’s currency has since expanded into widespread nationwide unrest, with reports of protests and agitation across more than 280 locations.
Meanwhile, Iran is expected to witness further violence, with authorities set to execute the first protester on Wednesday amid mass arrests of anti-regime demonstrators, the New York Post reported, citing human rights groups.
Separately, the Iranian Embassy in India issued a strongly worded statement on Wednesday criticising the United States’ decision to withdraw from key global bodies and what it described as the “imposition of unfair tariffs.” The embassy said Washington’s actions were pushing the world towards a breakdown of global norms.
In a post on X, the Iranian Embassy in India said, “Unilateral actions by the United States against the existing global order — including the imposition of unfair tariffs and its withdrawal from 66 international institutions — have pushed the world toward a breakdown of global norms. Silence and inaction by countries do not mitigate these threats; they only intensify them. These policies will sooner or later affect all countries regardless of their size or economic power.”
