Iran agrees not to execute eight women tied to anti-regime protests after Trump's public appeal

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Iran volition nary longer execute 8 women linked to anti-regime protests aft helium urged their merchandise a time earlier.

"Very bully news! I person conscionable been informed that the 8 women protestors who were going to beryllium executed contiguous successful Iran volition nary longer beryllium killed," Trump said successful a station connected Truth Social. 

Four of the women volition reportedly beryllium released immediately, portion the remaining 4 volition service one-month situation sentences. 

The president thanked Iran for halting the executions, saying, "I precise overmuch admit that Iran, and its leaders, respected my request."

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President Donald Trump speaks to the media connected the South Lawn of the White House successful Washington, D.C., connected April 16, 2026. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump antecedently said connected societal media Tuesday that releasing the women could enactment successful Iran’s favour during negotiations scheduled aboriginal that day, erstwhile helium yet announced an hold of a two-week ceasefire.

"To the Iranian leaders, who volition soon beryllium successful negotiations with my representatives: I would greatly admit the merchandise of these women," Trump said Tuesday, responding to an activist’s station connected X that included photos of 8 unidentified women.

"I americium definite that they volition respect the information that you did so. Please bash them nary harm! Would beryllium a large commencement to our negotiations!!!"

Iran’s judiciary, however, rapidly responded to Trump’s claims, denying that the women ever faced execution, according to Middle East-focused media outlet New Arab. 

"Trump was misled erstwhile again by fake news," the judiciary's authoritative Mizan Online website said. "The women who were claimed to beryllium connected the verge of execution, immoderate of them person been released, portion others look charges that, if convictions are upheld, would astatine astir effect successful imprisonment."

IRAN TO EXECUTE FIRST FEMALE PROTESTER TIED TO ANTI-REGIME UNREST

Iranians be an anti-government protestation successful Tehran, Iran, connected Jan. 9, 2026. (UGC/AP)

According to quality rights groups, Iran reportedly past week scheduled the execution of a pistillate protester linked to the January uprising, marking Tehran’s archetypal publically reported decease punishment lawsuit involving a woman. 

She was identified arsenic Bita Hemmati and is among the 8 women Trump said volition nary longer look superior punishment. 

Hemmati was primitively sentenced successful a corporate lawsuit alongside her hubby and neighbors, the National Council of Resistance of Iran said. 

On Jan. 8 and Jan. 9, the radical allegedly threw objects specified arsenic factual blocks and incendiary materials from rooftops, injured information forces and engaged successful anti-regime "propaganda" successful an effort to undermine security, according to national authorities. 

Demonstrators ignite a occurrence successful the mediate of the thoroughfare during an anti-government protestation successful Tehran, Iran, connected Jan. 9, 2026. (UGC/AP)

One Iranian writer reported the identities of the different women successful a station connected X, claiming the defendants are arsenic young arsenic 16 years old.

One unfortunate successful particular, identified arsenic Mahboubeh Shabani, 33, was accused of providing assistance to demonstrators injured during January’s uprising, according to the Norway-based Hengaw rights group.

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The women’s rulings are among the latest successful a bid of punishments issued amid a broader authorities crackdown connected dissent.

Rights groups accidental thousands of protesters whitethorn person been killed since demonstrations erupted earlier this year.