President Trump said that the Iranian government appeared to have stopped killing protesters, though he did not say what that might mean for the possibility of U.S. military action against the country.
“We’ve been told that the killing in Iran is stopping — it’s stopped — it’s stopping,” he told reporters at the White House. “And there’s no plan for executions, or an execution, or execution — so I’ve been told that on good authority.”
Mr. Trump said that he had received the information from “very important sources on the other side” and that he would “find out” later if it was accurate. He did not disclose who had provided the account.
A day earlier, Mr. Trump signaled that he was leaning toward a military strike on Iran when he wrote on social media that the protesters, whom he called “Iranian patriots,” should keep up the demonstrations and that “HELP IS ON ITS WAY.”
The Iranian government has cut off internet service across the country, and it was difficult on Wednesday to gauge to what degree the killings were still occurring. The protests appear to be smaller than they were last week.
