Trump says ‘the killing has stopped’ in Iran as US weighs military action
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US President Donald Trump said Iran had called off executions and that he was told “the killing has stopped.” But he said he was still weighing military action. Follow for live updates
• Tehran is beginning to show signs of a return to normalcy, but some Iranians say they are still bracing for possible US intervention after weeks of anti-government protests and a brutal crackdown. • US President Donald Trump said he was told “the killing has stopped” and that Iran called off scheduled executions of detained protesters. But he also said he was still weighing military action. His administration announced new sanctions against Iranians it alleges drove the crackdown. • At least 2,400 protesters have been killed since the start of Iran’s crackdown on dissent, according to a US-based rights group, and a state-imposed communications blackout has lasted nearly a week. • Some US personnel were urged to leave a US military base in Qatar as a “precaution,” sources told CNN yesterday. Multiple nations have urged their citizens to leave Iran, and some airlines are rerouting flights to avoid Iranian airspace. The Iranian government has choked off internet access for its population for a week, according to the cybersecurity watchdog NetBlocks, in what observers say is one of the regime’s longest-ever digital blackouts. At least 2,400 people have been killed since the start of Iran’s crackdown on dissent, according to a US-based rights group. But the blackout means that the true death toll could be much higher as the communications shutdown has made it harder to tally, human rights groups say.
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