President Trump announced Wednesday that Iran will no longer execute eight women after he pleaded Tuesday for their freedom — calling it “very good news” in a social media post.
“I have just been informed that the eight women protestors who were going to be executed tonight in Iran will no longer be killed. Four will be released immediately, and four will be sentenced to one month in prison,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
“I very much appreciate that Iran, and its leaders, respected my request, as President of the United States, and terminated the planned execution.”
The announcement comes hours after Trump extended his cease-fire with Iran as US negotiators await Tehran’s reply to the latest American offer to the end the nearly two-month conflict.
Iran’s judiciary had denied that the eight women were ever set for execution, claiming that “Trump was misled once again by fake news” and that “some of them have been released, while others face charges that, if convictions are upheld, would at most result in imprisonment.”
The veracity of Iran’s claim has been contested. One of the women, Bita Hemmati, was sentenced to death for allegedly throwing concrete blocks onto Iranian forces during protests, human rights groups said.
