Trump says Iran is “not paying large segments of their military” while “killing protesters

According to Iran Human Rights, a Norwegian monitoring group, at least 511 people have been executed in Iran so far this year, among them more than two dozen connected to January anti-government demonstrations and at least 16 women. Activists accuse the authorities of using capital punishment to frighten the population amid unrest and the conflict with the United States and Israel that began in late February; the group’s director warned the number could climb. President Trump, reacting to the executions on Truth Social, said Iran was failing to pay much of its military while also putting protesters to death, and he demanded an end to the bloodshed. The monitoring group welcomed Trump’s statement, saying world attention raises pressure on Tehran. More than 30 countries have also condemned the executions, and hundreds more detainees could face capital punishment, according to the group.