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World Service,15 Jan 2026,49 mins

Iran says no execution of protesters

Newsday

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The Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, has said his government has no plans to hang people arrested for taking part in protests. Donald Trump has said he has been assured that the killing of Iranian protesters has been halted but would be monitoring the situation. We speak to an American-Iranian businessman and a former member of the national security team under the first Trump administration. Denmark says there is a "fundamental disagreement" with the US over Greenland after talks with the White House. And President Trump’s team has unveiled the next phase of its plan to end the conflict in Gaza. Special envoy Steve Witkoff announced the creation of a technocratic Palestinian government in the territory, alongside plans for reconstruction and the full disarmament of Hamas and other armed groups. Presenters: James Copnall and Anne Soy (Photo:A burnt bus lies on the road following unrest sparked by dire economic conditions, in a place given as Tehran, Iran. Credit: WANA/Reuters).

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