Iran's top prosecutor criticizes Trump's announcement that 800+ executions were halted: 'Completely false'

Iran’s apical authoritative pushed backmost Friday connected a caller announcement from President Donald Trump that Iran canceled much than 800 executions, alleging that the president’s remarks are "completely false." 

Trump wrote connected Truth Social past week that, "I greatly respect the information that each scheduled hangings, which were to instrumentality spot yesterday (Over 800 of them), person been cancelled by the enactment of Iran. Thank you!" 

However, Iran’s apical authoritative Mohammad Movahedi said Friday that, "This assertion is wholly false; nary specified fig exists, nor has the judiciary made immoderate specified decision," according to The Associated Press. 

"We person a separation of powers, the responsibilities of each instauration are intelligibly defined, and we bash not, nether immoderate circumstances, instrumentality instructions from overseas powers," Movahedi reportedly added in comments published by the Iranian judiciary’s Mizan quality agency.

TRUMP CREDITS HALTED IRAN EXECUTIONS FOR DELAYING MILITARY STRIKES

President Donald Trump is seen successful the Oval Office successful the White House successful Washington, D.C., connected Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026.  (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters)

When asked for absorption Friday, a White House authoritative told Fox News Digital that Trump is monitoring the concern successful Iran precise earnestly and each options stay disposable if the authorities successful Tehran executes protesters. 

The authoritative added that pursuing Trump’s warnings to Iran, demonstrators who were acceptable to beryllium sentenced to decease determination were not. 

The White House authoritative besides said Trump believes this is bully quality and is hoping the inclination continues.

IRANIAN SOLDIER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR REFUSING TO FIRE ON PROTESTERS DURING NATIONWIDE UNREST

Iranians stitchery portion blocking a thoroughfare during a protestation successful Tehran, Iran connected Jan. 9, 2026.   (MAHSA / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images)

"What I volition accidental with respect to Iran is that the president and his squad person communicated to the Iranian authorities that if the sidesplitting continues, determination volition beryllium sedate consequences," White House property caput Karoline Leavitt told reporters past week. 

As of Friday, determination person been 5,032 deaths during the crackdown against anti-government protesters successful Iran, the AP reported, citing the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency.

Protesters stitchery arsenic vehicles pain during anti-government unrest successful Tehran, Iran, successful this screengrab obtained from a societal media video released connected Jan. 9, 2026.  (Social Media/via Reuters)

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Iran’s authorities offered its archetypal decease toll Wednesday, saying 3,117 radical were killed. It claimed that 2,427 of the dormant successful the demonstrations that began Dec. 28 were civilians and information forces, with the remainder being "terrorists." 

The Associated Press contributed to this report.