Trump says Iran executions ‘stopping’ and there’s no plan for executions

Donald Trump made a vague statement on Wednesday saying he had been told “on good authority” that plans for executions in Iran had stopped, even as Tehran indicated that fast trials and executions lay ahead as part of its crackdown on protesters.

The US president’s claims, made with few details, came as he has told protesting Iranians in recent days that “help is on the way” and that his administration would “act accordingly” in response to the Iranian government. Trump has not offered specifics on how the United States might respond, and it was unclear whether his comments on Wednesday suggested he would hold off on any action.

 “We’ve been told that the killing in Iran is stopping — it’s stopped — it’s stopping,” Trump said at the White House while signing executive orders and legislation. “And there’s no plan for executions, or an execution, or executions — so I’ve been told that on good authority.”

Trump did not specify the source of the information, describing it only as coming from “very important sources on the other side”.