Trump Says Iran Halted Execution of Eight Women Protesters After His Intervention

US President Donald Trump said Iran halted the execution of eight women after what he described as his intervention, announcing the development on Truth Social.

“Iran agreed to halt the executions of eight women linked to anti-regime protests following an appeal by Trump”

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In the account attributed to Trump, “Very good news! I have just been informed that the eight women protestors who were going to be executed tonight in Iran will no longer be killed,” and he added that “Four will be released immediately, and four will be sentenced to one month in prison.”

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Trump also said, “I very much appreciate that Iran, and its leaders, respected my request, as President of the United States, and terminated the planned execution,” framing the decision as a response to his request.

Multiple outlets tied the announcement to a wider diplomatic moment, with the Yeni Safak English report saying Washington extended a fragile ceasefire with the Islamic Republic beyond its Wednesday expiration.

The same Yeni Safak English account said the ceasefire extension came after appeals from Pakistani leadership to maintain the temporary truce.

The Hill similarly described the timing as coming “amid a recently extended ceasefire in the Iran war and thepossibilityof additional peace talks between the U.S. and Iran.”

In parallel, IranWire reported that Trump announced on April 22 that eight Iranian women he had previously said were facing execution “will not be killed,” and it said on Wednesday Trump told audiences the women would no longer be executed.

Trump’s public framing described a split outcome for the eight women, with four released immediately and four facing a one-month prison term, a structure repeated across multiple reports.

Fox News said Trump told audiences, “I very much appreciate that Iran, and its leaders, respected my request,” and it described his earlier Tuesday post urging release “to help ongoing peace negotiations.”

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The India News Network account likewise quoted Trump’s message: “Very good news! I have just been informed that the eight women protestors who were going to be executed tonight in Iran will no longer be killed. Four will be released immediately, and four will be sentenced to one month in prison.”

Yeni Safak English added that Trump said half of the female detainees would regain liberty “without delay,” while the remaining individuals would complete “a thirty-day custodial sentence.”

The same Yeni Safak English report connected the announcement to Washington’s decision to prolong a “fortnight-long cessation of hostilities” with the Islamic Republic, scheduled to conclude Wednesday, after entreaties from Islamabad’s civilian leadership and military commander.

Middle East Monitor also described Trump’s gratitude and repeated the same “four of the women will be released immediately” and “the others will serve one month in prison” breakdown, while noting that Mizan had dismissed the imminent hangings as “fake news.”

IranWire described the women as arrested during protests last January and said Trump had posted a message on Tuesday urging Iran to release the individuals to increase the chances of success in peace negotiations with the United States.

Iran’s judiciary-linked messaging rejected Trump’s account, saying the women never faced the death penalty and dismissing the claim as false news.

“President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Iran will no longer execute eight women linked to anti-regime protests after he urged their release a day earlier”

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TRT World reported that Iran’s judiciary dismissed Trump’s remarks as “false news,” writing on X via Mizan: “Despite the claim from last night being exposed as a lie, Trump, just minutes ago in another post, claimed that the death sentences of eight protesting women who were supposed to be executed tonight in Iran have been cancelled, and thanked Iran!”

TRT World also quoted the same Mizan post saying, “Trump's empty hand in the field has led him to fabricate achievements from false news.”

Yeni Safak English described the Iranian judiciary’s official media outlet Mizan refuting allegations of impending capital punishment, labeling such reports as disinformation, and it said Mizan maintained that “capital sentences were never issued against any of the accused parties.”

The India News Network account included a direct quote from Mizan Online: “The women who were claimed to be on the verge of execution, some of them have been released, while others face charges that, if convictions are upheld, would at most result in imprisonment.”

Fox News similarly said Iran’s judiciary responded quickly, quoting Mizan Online: “The women who were claimed to be on the verge of execution, some of them have been released, while others face charges that, if convictions are upheld, would at most result in imprisonment.”

WION’s report added a separate layer of dispute, saying the Iranian embassy in Hyderabad posted that Trump was “saving AI women,” and it quoted the embassy’s post: “Iranians are using AI to create Lego and memes depicting what's happening on the ground. 'Dr. Trump' is generating women pics to save them. Good luck.”

While Trump did not name the women in his initial posts, some outlets and rights-related reporting provided names and ages, and other reporting emphasized that identities and claims were not independently verified.

IranWire said that although no names were mentioned in Trump’s previous message, “reports indicate that the eight individuals include Bita Hemmati, Ghazal Ghalandari, Golnaz Naraghi, Panah Movahedi, Ensieh Nejati, Mahboubeh Shabani, Venus Hosseini-Nejad, and Diana Taherabadi.”

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Fox News said one Iranian journalist reported identities of the other women in a post on X, claiming the defendants are as young as 16 years old, and it identified “Bita Hemmati” as among the eight women Trump said would no longer face capital punishment.

Fox News also described Mahboubeh Shabani, 33, as accused of providing assistance to demonstrators injured during January’s uprising, citing the Norway-based Hengaw rights group.

The India News Network account named “Golnaz Naraghi and Venus Hosseininejad” as having been released on bail weeks prior to Trump’s post, and it said among the detainees is “Bita Hemmati” and “16-year-old Diana Taherabadi,” who was charged with “waging war against God,” described as a serious capital offence under Iranian law.

It also said Mahboubeh Shabani has been accused of aiding injured demonstrators, while “Details regarding other individuals remain unverified.”

NewsNation added a different kind of skepticism by quoting an Iranian refugee who said, “They (IRGC) are continuously sentencing more and more protesters to execution, and they are hastily executing them,” and it said retired Special Forces Lt. Col. Mike Nelson warned, “we have to take every proclamation he makes with a grain of salt until we see other corroboration or confirmation.”

The competing narratives over the eight women’s fate are playing out alongside uncertainty about the broader US-Iran diplomatic track, with Pakistan repeatedly described as a key intermediary.

TRT World said “The fate of US-Iran talks hosted by Pakistan remains unclear,” and it added that a previous round collapsed with Tehran accusing Washington of making excessive demands over the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's nuclear programme.

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Yeni Safak English similarly described “Pakistan's emerging mediation role between Washington and Tehran,” saying the ceasefire extension highlighted Pakistan’s role during “heightened regional volatility.”

Middle East Monitor tied Trump’s message to the ceasefire extension, saying Trump “extended a two-week ceasefire in the war with Iran, which was due to expire on Wednesday,” after a request by Pakistan’s prime minister and army chief.

NewsNation framed the situation as fragile and questioned whether the eight women could be assured they would not be imprisoned again, asking the White House how Trump negotiated and how the women could be assured they would not be imprisoned again.

NewsNation also quoted Karoline Leavitt saying, “Only President Trump could save the lives of these eight beautiful Iranian women,” and it said the White House pointed to her comments on Fox.

Yeni Safak English described “contradictory narratives” as “complex information warfare” and said the discrepancy reveals the “challenging environment for establishing trust necessary for comprehensive dialogue on nuclear and security matters.”