Bloomberg: The end – is Trump stepping back?

Trump told reporters last night that he had been informed that the &ldquo;killing in Iran is stopping,&rdquo; adding that he would be &ldquo;very upset&rdquo; if the suppression of protests continued.This marks a significant change in tone compared to the beginning of the week, when he was calling on Iranians to continue protesting and promising that &ldquo;help is on the way,&rdquo; Bloomberg notes.Signs of easing tensionsThe easing of tensions has also been reflected in the oil market, where prices fell for the first time in six days due to reduced concerns over potential supply disruptions.The price of Brent crude fell 3.4 percent today &mdash; the largest drop since November last year, after rising about 11 percent over the past week.Additionally, flight tracking data from FlightRadar24 showed the resumption of air traffic over Iranian airspace following a temporary suspension. 🇮🇷✈️ Air traffic is gradually returning over Iran.Following last night&rsquo;s US military strike related NOTAM, most domestic flights and several international routes have resumed operations across Iranian airspace. However, major international carriers including Lufthansa and&hellip; pic.twitter.com/8Jw1Nmmhom&mdash; Defense Intelligence (@DI313_) January 15, 2026The Iranian Civil Aviation Organization has confirmed that incoming and outgoing flights are operating normally, reported the semi-official news agency Tasnim.Situation in IranProtests in Iran, directed against the regime of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, are said to have calmed down since last week, when hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets.If you thought for a second that Islamic Republic has stopped killing the people, here is just one picture of their killers in the street from today.they will never stop killing,islamic regime should gone and people of Iran need help.#IranMassacre #MassacreInIran&hellip; pic.twitter.com/fyQSKTjF9q&mdash; Darkimoos (@DaarKiiMooos) January 15, 2026Authorities claim they have regained control and accuse the U.S. and Israel of inciting unrest and arming terrorists.State television coverage is dominated by pro-government rallies, while the nationwide internet blackout continues to hinder independent reporting from the ground.Despite this, human rights organizations continue to report a growing number of casualties in the demonstrations that began at the end of December last year.The Oslo-based group Iran Human Rights reported at least 3,428 protesters killed, making this crackdown on dissent the deadliest in decades.It is also reported that more than 18,000 people have been arrested.Iranian minister: Executions are out of the questionIn an interview with American Fox News aired Wednesday evening, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi ruled out the possibility of executing protesters, seemingly in direct response to Trump&rsquo;s warning about a potential &ldquo;very strong action.&rdquo;&ldquo;Executions are out of the question,&rdquo; Araghchi said. &ldquo;I haven&rsquo;t heard of it, and there are no executions today, tomorrow, or ever. I can tell you, I am certain of that. There is absolutely no plan for executions,&rdquo; he added.Araghchi declares victory on U.S. television; warns Trump: Don&rsquo;t repeat the same mistakeAraghchi noted that a significant number of police officers were among the dead.He reiterated that &ldquo;diplomacy is far better than war&rdquo; and opposed further U.S. strikes.&ldquo;Do not repeat the same mistake you made in June last year. If you attempt the same unsuccessful experience again, you will get the same result,&rdquo; he said, alluding to events in June 2025, when Israeli airstrikes interrupted negotiations over Tehran&rsquo;s nuclear activities.In response, Iran attacked the U.S. air base in Qatar and denied access to international nuclear inspectors.

Bloomberg: The end – is Trump stepping back?

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