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Trump Says Killings of Protestors Have Stopped in Iran: Q&A
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8:12Now PlayingPresident Trump told reporters that he was told by 'very important sources sources' in Iran that no killings of protestors were taking place and there were no plans for executions to take place.
Trump also said he was expecting to be briefed on a meeting with representatives from Greenland and Denmark, telling reporters that he thinks they'll be able to 'work something out' as threats to take over Greenland in the name of US national security continue.
President Donald Trump said he had been assured that Iran would stop killing protesters, in an indication he could hold off on a threatened military response to the repression of widespread demonstrations in the nation.
“We’ve been told that the killing in Iran is stopping — it’s stopped,” Trump told reporters Wednesday in the Oval Office. “And there’s no plan for executions.”
The US president said he was “informed by very important sources on the other side” about the decision not to proceed with the killings, and that he would be “very upset” if the information proved untrue and the violent crackdown continued.
Asked if military action was off the table, Trump said he would “watch it” and “see what the process is.”
“But we were given a very good, very good statement by people that are aware of what’s going on,” Trump said.
The comments come after Trump urged Iranians to continue protests against the government of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The president has said he would “act accordingly” after being briefed on how many demonstrators have been killed. He posted on social media that “help is on the way” to those protesting in Iran.
Trump has been briefed on a range of options for military strikes in Iran, including nonmilitary sites, according to a White House official. Vice President JD Vance chaired a National Security Council meeting on Tuesday on Iran while Trump was traveling to Michigan for an economic speech.
The president said Monday that the US would impose a 25% tariff on any country that does business with Iran as he ratchets up pressure on the government in Tehran. Trump said Tuesday he had “canceled all meetings with the Iranian officials until the senseless killing of protesters stops.”
The region has been on high alert for another possible US intervention, particularly in the wake of the US special forces raid in Caracas that saw the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who is now facing federal charges in the US.
Iran has warned the US and Israel — which coordinated to carry out strikes on nuclear facilities in the country last year — against any attempt to intervene as the nation faces mass unrest. Tehran and Washington have not had formal diplomatic ties for decades.
Officials told Bloomberg on Wednesday there had been some redeployment of US personnel in Qatar as well as other American bases in the region.
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