US President Donald Trump thanked Iran’s leadership on Friday. Trump said that Iran has canceled the proposed mass execution of protesters. He called it an important and positive step. This statement of Trump has come at a time when anti-government protests are continuing in Iran and international attention is being kept on the strict action of the security forces.

Trump expressed respect on social media
Donald Trump wrote on his social media platform ‘Truth Social’ that he is very honored that all the executions scheduled in Iran have been canceled. According to Trump, there was a plan to hang about 800 people, which has now been postponed.

Large scale demonstrations continue in Iran
Large-scale demonstrations have been taking place in Iran for several weeks. These demonstrations are considered against the government and are being described as the biggest challenge since the Islamic Revolution of 1979. There have been clashes between protesters and security forces in many cities.

Claim of reduction in violence
Earlier this week, Trump had said that violence related to protests in Iran now seems to be decreasing. He also said that he does not think there are any plans to carry out large-scale executions. However, he made it clear that America will not refuse military action if the situation worsens.

Differences over death figures
Iranian officials say that more than 2,000 people have died since the protests began. At the same time, human rights organizations have put this number at more than 3,500. In some reports, the death toll has also been claimed to be up to 20,000. There are many differences of opinion regarding these figures.

Iran called the allegations wrong
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told American channel Fox News that the number of deaths was in the ‘hundreds’. He termed the figures being reported abroad as exaggerated and called it an attempt to spread misinformation.

Refused pressure to attack
On Thursday, Trump also rejected the claims of officials of Gulf countries that Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman persuaded them not to attack Iran. Trump said that no one stopped him, but Iran’s actions changed his decision.

Trump said – the decision was mine
While leaving the White House for Florida, Trump said, ‘No one persuaded me, I took the decision myself. He did not hang anyone and canceled the executions. It had a big impact on me.