Donald Trump takes credit for stopping executions of women in Iran

donald trump This Wednesday he took credit for suspending the death sentence of eight Iranian women that he had publicly denounced the day before.

“I am very grateful that Iran, and its leaders, have respected my request – in my capacity as President of the United States – and have canceled the planned execution“He wrote on his Truth Social network.

The president He described it as “very good news.” and added that he had just “been informed that the eight female protesters who were to be executed tonight in Iran will no longer be executed. Four will be released immediately and four will be sentenced to one month in prison.”

Trump had asked Iranian leaders on Tuesday, also via message on Truth Social, to They will free these women sentenced to death and that this gesture would be a “great start to our negotiations.”

“To the Iranian leaders, who will soon be in negotiations with my representatives: I would greatly appreciate the liberation of these women“, wrote.

In his text, Trump linked the stoppage of executions and the release of the women to the negotiations between the United States and Iran to end the war that began on February 28 and is now in an indefinite ceasefire.

“It would be a great start to our negotiations!!!”assured on Tuesday hours before it became known that the ceasefire was becoming indefinite.

Trump affirmed this Wednesday that there is possibility of resuming negotiations with the Iranian Government in Pakistan next Friday.

“It is possible,” he responded in statements to The New York Post when asked about the information from Islamabad that points to an eventual resumption of peace talks in the next 36 or 72 hours.

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