Donald Trump says ‘the killing in Iran is stopping’, as Iranian airspace closes and some western countries urge their citizens to leave

US president says he ‘may have to act’ before talks amid crackdown that rights group says has led to at least 538 deaths

Trump has threatened to attack Iran, prompting Tehran to warn of retaliation amid growing fears of conflict.

Donald Trump says ‘the killing in Iran is stopping’, as Iranian airspace closes and some western countries urge their citizens to leave

The US president does not rule out military action in Iran, as Tehran temporarily shuts its airspace to nearly all flights.

US president adopts more measured tone and suggests a pause in decision on threatened US military action in Iran

US president says ‘important sources’ also told him executions not going ahead as Iranian airspace reopens to flights after near-five-hour closure

Flights have resumed over Iran after an order closing its airspace to commercial aircraft expired

President Donald Trump on Wednesday night said Iran has called off scheduled executions of detained protesters and that the killing of protesters in the streets was stopping.

Iran restricted the entirety of the country’s airspace for five hours on Wednesday (14 January), as US president Donald Trump continued to threaten strikes over the regime’s…