politics
January 23, 2026
Iranian prosecutor denies canceling 800 executions as Trump claimed
Iran’s top prosecutor is insisting that no executions of protesters have been canceled due to foreign pressures, contradicting White House accounts.
TL;DR
- President Trump claims he prevented the execution of over 800 protesters in Iran through direct threats.
- Iran's Prosecutor-General, Mohammad Movahedi, denies Trump's account, calling it 'completely false' and stating no such number of executions existed or were canceled due to foreign influence.
- Movahedi emphasized Iran's separation of powers and that foreign powers do not issue instructions to the judiciary.
- Human Rights Activists News Agency reports over 5,000 fatalities and nearly 27,000 arrests since protests began in December.
- Trump announced an increase in U.S. military presence near Iran, including a 'massive fleet,' as a precautionary measure.
- Trump previously threatened to 'completely destroy Iran' if its military were to assassinate him.
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