US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday evening that he had been told that killings in Iran’s crackdown on nationwide protests were subsiding, and that he believed there was currently no plan for large-scale executions.
“We were told that the killing in Iran is stopping, and there’s no plan for executions,” he said in the Oval Office.
“The killing has stopped. The executions have stopped. There’s no plan for executions or an execution. I’ve been told that on good authority. We’ll find out about it. I’m sure if it happens, I’ll be very upset.”
Earlier on Wednesday, two European officials told Reuters that US military intervention in Iran could come in the next 24 hours.
An unnamed Israeli official also said it appeared US President Donald Trump had decided to intervene, though the scope and timing remained unclear.
This is a developing story.