Overview
- Trump announced Wednesday on Truth Social that Iran would not execute eight detained women and that four would be freed with four given one‑month sentences.
- Iran’s judiciary, via its outlet Mizan, rejected the claim and said Trump was misled by false reports, adding that some women were already released and others face charges that carry prison terms.
- Independent verification remains incomplete, with the Oslo‑based group Iran Human Rights saying Golnaz Naraghi and Venus Hosseininejad had been out on bail since late March.
- Activists identify one detainee, Bita Hemmati, as having received a death sentence related to protest unrest, while Hosseininejad’s parents told Australia’s ABC she was forced into a televised confession.
- Trump had urged Iran on Tuesday to release the women as a goodwill step ahead of talks tied to a U.S. ceasefire extension, but rights groups and Tehran now present conflicting accounts of the women’s legal status.