President Donald Trump said Wednesday that eight Iranian women protesters scheduled for execution “will no longer be killed,” claiming Tehran spared their lives at his request.
Hours later, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seized two container ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
“Very good news!” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “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.”
Iran’s judiciary disputes the claim, telling state media the women were not at risk of execution.
Hormuz Seizures Tell A Different Story
The IRGC seized the MSC Francesca and Epaminondas and fired on a Greek-owned vessel now disabled off the Iranian coast.
“Disrupting order and safety in the Strait of Hormuz is our red line,” the IRGC Navy Command said. …
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