United States President Donald Trump has said he has received assurances that the killings of antigovernment protesters in Iran have stopped, as Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated there is “no plan” for executions by Tehran.In comments that appeared to signal a more measured approach to the crisis after threatening to attack Iran, Trump told reporters on Wednesday that he had been told that the killings of protesters in Iran had stopped and that planned executions were halted.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listSpeaking hours after the US began to withdraw some personnel from an airbase in Qatar amid growing fears of a renewed US-Iran conflict, Trump said he had spoken to “very important sources on the other side”, and he would watch how the crisis developed, although he did not rule out potential US military action.“We are going to watch what the process is”, he said, before noting the US administration received a “very good statement” from Iran.In an interview with Fox News later on Wednesday, Araghchi said “there is no plan for hanging at all” when asked whether there were plans to execute antigovernment protesters.“Hanging is out of the question,” he said.Reporting from Washington, DC, Al Jazeera’s Mike Hanna said that the president’s comments on Wednesday signalled a softening of his tone towards Iran.“It does appear that he’s still mulling over various options; …
