US claims Iran halts executions of protesters amid crackdown on dissent

The US on Thursday stated Iran halted 800 executions of protesters below stress from President Donald Trump, after Gulf allies appeared to tug him again from navy motion over Tehran’s lethal crackdown on demonstrations. Iran was shaken during the last week by a few of the greatest anti-government protests within the historical past of the Islamic republic, though the demonstrations seem to have diminished over the previous few days within the face of repression and a week-long web blackout.