“We have been notified, quite firmly, that we will find out what this all means, but we have been told that the killing is ending in Iran. They stopped,” Trump said. He added that Wednesday was supposed to be the “big day of the executions” of prisoners, but he had received information from a good source that they had been canceled.
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The US threatened Iran. Reports of a possible attack
A day earlier, the American president noted that the United States would take “very strong action” if the Iranian government began hanging protesters. Reuters reported on Wednesday – citing Western officials – that US intervention in Iran could occur within the next 24 hours.
The government in Tehran, meanwhile, appealed to other Middle Eastern countries to take action to “stop the United States from attacking.” The Iranian regime also warned that in the event of an American attack, it would hit US bases in the region.
Reuters also reported that the US was withdrawing some of its military personnel from key bases in the Middle East, including Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar – the largest US facility in the region. Later, there were reports that some of the British forces stationed there were also recalled from the Qatari base.
Brutally suppressed protests in Iran. It is not known how many people died
The protests, which began on December 28, 2025, for economic reasons – mainly the sharp decline in the value of the currency – quickly turned into nationwide demonstrations against the Islamic Republic.
Due to the Internet blockade introduced by the authorities in Tehran, it is difficult to obtain verified information about current events. 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.
