Iran judiciary says Trump remarks on women on death row ‘false news’

Iran’s judiciary on Wednesday described as “false news” remarks by US President Donald Trump that the Islamic Republic had reversed a decision to execute eight women, saying they had never faced the death penalty. “Despite the claim from last night being exposed as a lie, Trump, just minutes ago in another post, claimed that the death sentences of eight protesting women who were supposed to be executed tonight in Iran have been cancelled, and thanked Iran! ” the judiciary’s Mizan Online website posted on X. “Trump’s empty hand in the field has led him to fabricate achievements from false news, ” it said, in response to the US president’s remarks that Iran had halted alleged plans to execute eight women arrested over anti-government protests, after he urged Tehran to release them to help peace negotiations. Trump’s claim Earlier, Trump said that Iran had halted the planned execution of eight women protesters after his personal appeal, adding that four would be released and four jailed for a month. In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, “Very good news! I have just been informed that the eight women protestors who were going to be executed tonight in Iran will no longer be killed. Four will be released immediately, and four will be sentenced to one month in prison. ” He added, “I very much appreciate that Iran, and its leaders, respected my request, as President of the United States, and terminated the planned execution. ” Trump said the women were due to be executed “tonight” but claimed Iran reconsidered following his intervention. Trump’s initial intervention on Tuesday came after he shared a post on social media by US-based activist Eyal Yakoby, who claimed that eight unnamed women in Iran were at risk of execution by hanging. The claim included photographs but no confirmed identities and could not be independently verified. Trump had earlier suggested that releasing the women could positively influence ongoing negotiations with Tehran, calling it “a great start. ” Iran had denied execution risk Earlier, Iran’s judiciary rejected reports that eight women were facing execution, pushing back against Trump’s claims. In a statement carried by Mizan Online, officials said, “Trump was misled once again by fake news. ” The judiciary added that some of the women mentioned in reports had already been released, while others faced charges that would, at most, lead to prison sentences if convictions were upheld.

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