Trump: Islamic Republic Has Cancelled Execution of Eight Protesting Women

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on April 22 that eight Iranian women whom he had previously said were facing execution “will not be killed.”On Wednesday, Trump said he had been informed that the eight women, who were arrested during the protests last January, would no longer be executed. On Tuesday, he had posted a message on his social media platform urging Iran to release these individuals in order to  increase the chances of success in peace negotiations with the United States.

In his latest message, the U.S. President wrote: “I have very good news! I have been informed that the eight protesting women who were scheduled to be executed tonight in Iran will no longer be killed. Four will be released immediately, and four others will be sentenced to one month in prison. I appreciate Iran and its leaders for respecting my request and halting the implementation of the executions.”

While no names were mentioned in Trump’s previous message, reports indicate that the eight individuals include Bita Hemmati, Ghazal Ghalandari, Golnaz Naraghi, Panah Movahedi, Ensieh Nejati, Mahboubeh Shabani, Venus Hosseini-Nejad, and Diana Taherabadi.