Trump has been persuaded on Iran. Did the advisors not guarantee victory?

US President Donald Trump suggested on Wednesday that he may refrain from striking Iran if the country's authorities refrain from executing anti-government protesters. Earlier, the head of the Iranian judiciary, Golamhoseyn Mohseni Edjei, stated that he wanted the fastest possible verdicts and severe penalties for the protesters.

Reuters reported that the US was to launch an attack on Iran. On Wednesday, Poland, Italy and Spain called on their citizens to leave Iran immediately, and Britain closed its embassy in Tehran.

Earlier, Trump threatened Iran with intervention in connection with the brutally suppressed anti-government protests and the death sentences announced by the Iranian authorities against demonstrators, but on Wednesday evening Polish time he stated that received assurances that the Iranian regime would stop executions and announced that it would monitor the situation

The Pentagon is stopping the war machine

After Trump's words, preparations to attack Iran were – according to the American media – suspended. The Pentagon was to decide on the return of US soldiers to the Al-Udeid base in Qatarpartially evacuated due to the possibility of an Iranian counterattack, the preparations of bombers in the United States, which had previously been placed on high alert, were also suspended.

The New York Times estimated that if Trump decides to launch a military attack, it will take place at least in a few days. According to NBC News, advisers did not give Trump a guarantee that the strike would lead to the fall of the regime in Tehran.

The threat of the death penalty and closed skies

Earlier on Wednesday, the Iranian authorities announced the closure of the airspace over the country to all flights except international flights to and from Tehran with the consent of local authorities. The decision was to be valid until 1.30 Polish time. No reason for closing the airspace was given, but the decision was announced against the backdrop of reports of a possible US strike against Iran.

Supreme Court judge and head of Iran's judiciary, Golamhossein Mohseni Edjei, announced on Wednesday that the protesters should be tried and punished as soon as possible. He noted that they could face the death penalty. According to Amnesty International, several hundred executions are carried out in Iran every year; more only in China.

Nearly one hundred recordings were published in Iranian state media, recording testimonies and statements of arrested participants of mass protests.

A warning to neighbors and clashes with the Kurds

The government in Tehran on Wednesday appealed to other Middle Eastern countries to take action to deter the United States from attacking. Reuters reported that Iran also warned countries in the region, from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to Turkey, that in the event of a US attack, it would respond with strikes against US bases located in their territories..

Armed groups of Kurdish separatists tried to cross from Iraq to Iran and clashed with the Revolutionary Guard there. The Kurds, who are one of the largest ethnic minorities living in the multinational Islamic Republic of Iran, are trying to take advantage of the instability in Iran caused by brutally suppressed riots that have been going on for weeks.

Meeting with the Shah's son and evacuation of diplomats

Axios reported on Tuesday that US presidential special envoy Steve Witkoff met with the son of the former Shah of Iran, Reza Pahlavi, last weekend and talked to him about the protests, which was the first such contact between the White House and a representative of the Iranian opposition since the anti-government protests began in Iran.

Authorities of many countries have also tightened warnings against traveling to Iran, citing the deteriorating security conditions. The US on Tuesday urged citizens to leave immediately, warning of the risk of detention. India, Canada, Pakistan and Kuwait have issued similar recommendations.

European countries, including Spain, Great Britain, Germany, France, Ireland, as well as Australia and New Zealand, also advise avoiding travel to Iran. Britain closed its embassy in Tehran on Wednesday, and the British Foreign Office appealed to citizens already in Iran to “carefully consider the appropriateness of their continued stay.”

Bloody result of protests

Protests in Iran broke out on December 28 in response to the deteriorating economic situation, then quickly spread throughout the country and turned into one of the largest social uprisings against the Iranian regime in years.

According to various media and non-governmental organizations estimates, security forces killed from several hundred to even 20,000 people while suppressing the protests. people, but due to the Internet blockade introduced by Tehran on Thursday, it is difficult to obtain verified information on current events. (PAP)

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