Overview
- The president, in a Truth Social post on Tuesday, asked Iran’s leaders to release several women he said faced execution and called such a move a “very good start” to negotiations.
- The images he highlighted match eight photos first posted on X by activist Eyal Yakoby, who claimed Iran planned to hang eight women and frequently shares pro‑Israeli and U.S. military content.
- Verification remains contested, as AFP said it could not confirm the alleged execution threats or all identities and Iran’s judiciary outlet Mizan called the claims false and said some women were freed and others face possible prison terms.
- The Norway-based rights group Hengaw linked at least two photos to named detainees, including Bita Hemmati and Mahboubeh Shabani, and reported death sentences tied to January protests on charges such as “waging war against God,” which can carry the death penalty in Iran.
- Exiled activist Masih Alinejad published eight names and said the women were arrested after the January protests, and the public call could draw these cases into the agenda of the coming negotiations.