LONDON -- President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he's been informed that the "killing" in Iran has stopped and the anticipated executions of arrested protesters won't take place, as activists say thousands of people have died over more than two weeks of protests.

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Trump ordered military assets positioned for a potential strike on Iran, the WSJ reports, as advisers warn a large attack could spark wider conflict.

Emerging on Tuesday from a late-night Situation Room meeting to discuss options for striking Iran, some of President Donald Trump’s top national security officials were relatively sure a decision on military action was close at hand.

Speaking by phone to NBC News, Trump didn't say whether he has decided to take action on Iran following previous threats of military intervention over a crackdown on protesters.

A cleric leading prayers in Iran's capital has demanded the death penalty for detained protesters, showing the hard-line rage gripping the Islamic Republic.

Top Trump administration officials met Tuesday to further refine a set of options for the president to take action against Iran amid its deadly crackdown on protesters.

The report came after the US appeared to shift towards diplomatic means of pressure to stop the Iranian crackdown on protesters. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu personally asked US President Donald Trump to hold off on a US military attack on Iran,