Trump cited Fox News to say an unnamed Iranian protester would not be executed, hours after Iran’s judiciary said no death sentence had been issued for Erfan Soltani....
“There is massive disappointment and disillusionment,” one Tehran resident said. A human rights group acknowledged that demonstrations had been subdued since Sunday, with thousands of people detained ... .
The judiciary says Soltani is not facing charges carrying the death penalty, while a rights group reports that the execution has been "postponed" ... .
President Trump alluded to killings stopping in Iran and executions not occurring, but did not say who provided the U.S. with that information. Global affairs analyst Jonathan Wachtel joins CBSNews with more insight ... .
Erfan Soltani has not been sentenced to execution, Iranian judiciary officials declared Thursday, refuting his family's assertions that capital punishment had been imposed on the detained protester, the opposition outlet IranInternational reported.
The Iranian envoy revealed that he received the message around 1 a.m ... The most significant development came as regime-affiliated media confirmed that the death penalty would not be carried out against Erfan Soltani ... "Fox News ... He added a caveat ... ....
The judiciary said that Erfan Soltani was not sentenced to death, Iranian state media reported. His case has drawn attention to the fate of the arrested demonstrators ... .