Iran’s FM says ‘no plan to hang’ protesters

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Thursday, 15 January, 2026, 11:42
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has denied that Tehran plans to execute antigovernment protestors.
In an interview with Fox News on Wednesday, Araghchi said “there is no plan for hanging at all” when asked whether there were plans to execute protesters.
“Hanging is out of the question,” he said.

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