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Iran denies executing 26-year-old protester Erfan after Trump's threat
short by Bhawana Chaudhary / on Thursday, 15 January, 2026
Iran has denied executing 26-year-old protester Erfan Soltani, who was arrested during the anti-government protests. This comes after US President Donald Trump's threat to conduct a military action if Iran went ahead with the execution. If Erfan is convicted, "the punishment…will be imprisonment, as the death penalty does not exist for such charges", reported state media quoting Iran's judiciary.
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