Trump claims Iran has ‘no plans’ for executing protesters as US weighs potential military strikes
US President Donald Trump claims Iran has halted plans for executing detained protesters, but refused to take the idea of military action off the table.
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump said he had been told Iranian authorities had "no plans" for executions, despite previous announcements from Tehran the first of them would begin today.
"No, we're going to watch 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 when asked if he'd taken a military strike off the table.
A crowd watches as the caskets of members of Iran's security forces, whom authorities said were killed during recent nationwide protests, are transported during a mass funeral. (Getty)
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