January 15, 2026
Iran rejects reports of executions of protesters
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi adjusts his glasses during a news conference after talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, December 17, 2025. — Reuters WASHINGTON: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Wednesday there was “no plan” by Iran to hang people when asked about anti-government protests in the Middle Eastern nation. “There is no hanging plan,” the foreign minister said Fox News in an interview on Special Report with Bret Baier’s show. “Hanged is beside the point,” he said. According to the Norway-based Iran Society for Human Rights, hangings are common in Iranian prisons. In












