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Source: https://www.israelhayom.com/2026/02/11/iran-deceived-us-executions-nuclear-talks/
Iran Secretly Executed Thousands despite Promise to U.S.
(Israel Hayom) Danny Zaken - During the first weeks of January, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and President Masoud Pezeshkian pledged that there would be no executions, and President Trump presented this as an achievement on Jan. 14 that led to postponing the decision to launch a strike. "We were told that the killing in Iran has stopped and there is no plan for executions...that's what I was told based on reliable authority." However, according to information that reached intelligence agencies in the West, including the Mossad and the British and German agencies, the executions continued but efforts were made to conceal them. Instead of hanging protesters in city squares, they were shot or strangled in custody. This resulted in thousands of executions, separate from the tens of thousands killed during the dispersal of protests. The West is continuously receiving reports about the ongoing suppression of protests and demonstrations breaking out in rural cities, and about mass arrests. During a preliminary round of talks last Friday in Oman, the Americans discovered that Araghchi had not been authorized to discuss issues other than the nuclear one, and that even on this, the Iranian position was hardening. The Americans conditioned the continuation of talks on bringing all issues to the table, but so far, Iran has not agreed to this. Diplomatic sources say the refusal of hawkish leaders in Iran to discuss any other issues greatly diminishes the chance of resuming talks and increases the likelihood of extensive American action against the regime. Most countries in the region have announced they will not allow the Americans to attack Iran from their territory, but if convinced, they might participate in defensive operations. In June 2025, Saudi Arabia, the Emirates, and Jordan participated in intercepting missiles and drones launched from Iran toward Israel.