Trump Announces Halt to Iranian Executions of Eight Women Protesters, Tehran Rejects Death Penalty Claims
Trump credited Iranian leaders for respecting his request as President of the United States and terminating the planned executions.
MIDDLE EAST — U.S. President Donald Trump stated on April 22 that he had been informed the eight women protesters scheduled for execution in Iran would no longer be killed.
Four would be released immediately and four sentenced to one month in prison, according to his Truth Social post.
Trump credited Iranian leaders for respecting his request as President of the United States and terminating the planned executions.
The development follows Trump’s April 21 Truth Social appeal urging Iranian leaders to release the women ahead of expected negotiations with U.S. representatives.
Trump described the release as a potential “great start” to talks and asked that the women “do them no harm.”
Iranian judiciary officials rejected the premise of Trump’s claims. The official Mizan Online website stated on April 21 that Trump had been “misled once again by fake news.”
According to Iranian judiciary’s April 21, 2026 statement published on their official outlet Mizan Online, None of the eight women had final verdicts involving the death penalty, adding that some had already been released while others faced charges that would result at most in imprisonment if convictions were upheld.
