Iran protests: Trump says killings have stopped, Tehran signals executions

President Donald Trump said Wednesday made a vague statement that hes been told on good authority that plans for executions in Iran have stopped even as Tehran has indicated fast trials and executions ahead in its crackdown on protestersThe US presidents claims which were made with few details come as hes told protesting Iranians in recent days that help is on the way and that his administration would act accordingly to respond to the Iranian government But Trump has not offered any details about how the US might respond and it wasnt clear if his comments Wednesday indicated he would hold off on actionWeve been told that the killing in Iran is stopping its stopped its stopping Trump said at the White House while signing executive orders and legislation And theres no plan for executions or an execution or executions so Ive been told that on good authorityTrump did not specify where he had received that information but only described it as very important sources on the other sideTrump said he would find out later if it was true but he didnt explain how I hope its true he said Who knowsWhen asked if that meant he was not planning to take any action against the Iranian government Trump said Were going to watch it and see what the process is But we were given a very good statement by people that are aware of whats going onThe president on Tuesday consulted with his national security team about next steps after telling reporters he believed the killing in Iran was significantVice President JD Vance Secretary of State Marco Rubio and key White House National Security Council officials began meeting last Friday to develop options for Trump ranging from a diplomatic approach to military strikesThe Iranian security force crackdown on the demonstrations has killed at least 2586 the USbased Human Rights Activists News Agency reportedOn Wednesday Iranian officials signaled that suspects detained in nationwide protests would face fast trials and executions while the Islamic Republic promised a decisive response if the US or Israel intervene in the domestic unrestThe threats emerged as some personnel at a key US military base in Qatar were advised to evacuate by Wednesday evening following Trumps escalated warnings of potential military action over the killing of peaceful demonstratorsMohammad Pakpour commander of Irans paramilitary Revolutionary Guard reiterated Iranian claims without providing evidence that the US and Israel have instigated the protests and that they are the real killers of protesters and security forces who have died in the turmoil according to Irans semiofficial Tasnim news agency He added that those countries will receive the response in the appropriate timeEarlier Wednesday Gholamhossein MohseniEjei Irans judiciary chief said the government must act quickly to punish more than 18000 people who have been detained through rapid trials and executions MohseniEjeis comments about rapid trials and executions were made in a video shared by Iranian state television onlineIf we want to do a job we should do it now If we want to do something we have to do it quickly he said If it becomes late two months three months later it doesnt have the same effect If we want to do something we have to do that fast The comments stand as a direct challenge to Trump who warned Iran about executions in an interview with CBS aired Tuesday If they do such a thing we will take very strong action Trump saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever