Trump demands immediate end to Iran executions

observador.pt (Portuguese)

US President Donald Trump demanded Tuesday that executions of protesters in Iran "end immediately," calling the situation a "humanitarian crisis of gigantic proportions" on his Truth Social platform. Trump did not specify particular executions, but at least 1,639 people have been executed in Iran this year, a record since 1989, according to NGOs Iran Human Rights and Together Against the Death Penalty. Executions have risen since US and Israeli airstrikes began February 28, amid protests that started in late December 2025 over cost-of-living issues. Iran blames "terrorist acts" by the US and Israel, while human rights groups say security forces fired on demonstrators.


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