Trump celebrates the ‘release’ of 8 women set to be executed by Iran

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump celebrates the ‘release’ of 8 women set to be executed by IranIranian officials claimed that Trump was ‘misled by fake news’Brendan Rascius in New York Wednesday 22 April 2026 21:37 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2963044","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-iran-women-protesters-execution-release-b2963044.html","title":"Trump celebrates the ‘release’ of 8 women set to be executed by Iran"}}CloseTrump expects 'great deal' from Iran talks but ready to resume bombing if discussions don't go wellSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}President Donald Trump said...