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Donald Trump thanks Iran for canceling 800 hangings

Headline from Newsweek, on the newest of 2 developments

President Trump thanks Iran for stopping mass executions and signals a step back from earlier suggestions of possible U.S. military action as protests continue.

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  1. Trump says Iran has called off execution of protesters amid fears for the fate of Erfan Soltani

    Headline from KRDO ·

  2. Newest

    Donald Trump thanks Iran for canceling 800 hangings

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27 articles, oldest first.

  1. New York Post

    Trump says Iran has stopped killing protesters: ‘There’s no plan for executions’ (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    We've been told that the killing in Iran is stopping. It's stopped. It's stopping, and there's no plan for executions," Trump said in the Oval Office

  2. Seattle Times

    Trump claims killing of Iran protesters ‘has stopped’ even as Tehran signals executions ahead (opens Seattle Times)

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    President Donald Trump says he’s been told “on good authority” that plans for executions in Iran have stopped, even as Tehran has signaled fast trials and executions ahead in its...

  3. Al-Monitor

    Trump says killings in Iran ‘stopping’ after US pulls personnel from Qatar base (opens Al-Monitor)

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    US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that government killings of Iranian protesters appear to have ceased, after continually threatening the regime with US intervention over its crackdown against protesters.

  4. New York Post

    Trump threatens ‘very strong action’ against Iran if regime hangs protesters (opens New York Post)

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    President Trump threatened to take “very strong action” against the Iranian regime Tuesday if anti-government protesters are executed.

  5. CNN

    Live updates: More than 2,400 protesters killed in Iran as Trump warns against executions (opens CNN)

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    President Donald Trump warned Iran against executing protesters, saying the US would take “strong action” in response. Follow for live updates

  6. Washington Examiner

    Iran promised Trump not to execute any protesters on day of expected hanging (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Trump said he was promised by high-ranking Iranian officials that there wouldn't be executions of protesters carried out.

  7. Fox News

    Trump told Iran has halted killings amid mounting protest pressure (opens Fox News)

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    President Donald Trump announced Iran's killings and executions have stopped amid mass protests against Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's regime.

  8. CNN

    Trump says Iran has ‘no plan for executions’ as US weighs military options against regime: Live updates (opens CNN)

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    US President Donald Trump said Iran had called off executions and that he was told “the killing has stopped.” But he said he was still weighing military action. Follow for live updates

  9. Al-Monitor

    Trump says Iran killings stopped, Tehran says 'no plan for hanging' (opens Al-Monitor)

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    US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he had been told the killings of protesters in Iran had been halted, but added that he would "watch it and see" about threatened military action.Trump had repeatedly talked in recent days about coming to the aid of the Iranian people over the crackdown on pro…

  10. Al-Monitor

    Trump says killings in Iran ‘stopping’ as Iran restricts airspace (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that government killings of Iranian protesters appear to have ceased, after continually threatening the regime with US intervention over its crackdown against protesters.

  11. Al Jazeera

    Iran’s FM says no executions of protesters, as Trump lowers rhetoric (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Trump has threatened to attack Iran, prompting Tehran to warn of retaliation amid growing fears of conflict.

  12. KRDO

    Trump says Iran has called off execution of protesters amid fears for the fate of Erfan Soltani (opens KRDO)

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    By Isobel Yeung, Adam Cancryn, Aida Karimi, Catherine Nicholls, Augusta Anthony, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump indicated Wednesday that Iran

  13. MyNorthwest

    Trump claims killing of Iran protesters 'has stopped' (opens MyNorthwest)

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    Trump asserts on good authority that Iran's executions are paused, amid conflicting signals from Tehran on the issue.

  14. The Guardian

    Trump says Iran has told him ‘killing has stopped’ as he pulls back from strike threats (opens The Guardian)

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    US president says he has been assured by Tehran ‘there’s no plan for executions’ of protesters

  15. BNO News

    Trump says executions in Iran have stopped (opens BNO News)

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    U.S. President Donald Trump said killings and planned executions in Iran have stopped, a day after he warned of military action if protesters were hanged. Speaking during a signing ceremony at the White House on Wednesday, Trump said he had been informed that Iranian authorities would not carry out …

  16. Washington Examiner

    Iran halting executions had 'big impact' in delaying US military action (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Iran's halting of 800 scheduled executions played a "big impact" in President Trump's decision to not yet authorize military operations.

  17. Newsweek

    Donald Trump thanks Iran for canceling 800 hangings (opens Newsweek)

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    President Trump thanks Iran for stopping mass executions and signals a step back from earlier suggestions of possible U.S. military action as protests continue.

  18. Fox News

    Trump credits halted Iran executions for holding off military strikes (opens Fox News)

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    Trump says he's holding off on Iran strikes after Tehran allegedly canceled hundreds of executions. The president claims he convinced himself not to act.

  19. Al-Monitor

    US says Iran halts executions as Gulf allies pull Trump back from strike (opens Al-Monitor)

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    The United States on Thursday said Iran halted 800 executions of protesters under pressure from President Donald Trump, after Gulf allies appeared to pull him back from military action over Tehran's deadly crackdown on demonstrations.

  20. New York Post

    Senior hard-line cleric in Iran calls for executions over protests — threatens Trump (opens New York Post)

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    A senior hard-line cleric called for the death penalty for detained demonstrators and directly threatened President Trump, evidence of the rage gripping authorities in the Islamic Republic.

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