Iran has denied that any executions had been planned and accused US President Donald Trump of spreading falsehoods, with officials also mocking his claims as being based on artificial intelligence-generated content, according to posts by the Iranian Embassy.
The row follows Trump’s claim that Iran had agreed not to execute eight women protesters, an assertion Tehran has strongly rejected while ridiculing it publicly.
The Iranian Embassy in Saudi Arabia posted mockingly, “Hurray, Trump saved 8 AI-generated people.”
Hurray, Trump saved 8 AI-generated people. https://t.co/q9Tcbfht15
— Iran Embassy SA (@IraninSA) April 22, 2026
It further added, “Eight other Iranian girls are going to be executed in Iran tomorrow. Ask Trump to help. Thanks to chatgpt,” along with sharing images of eight women generated by AI.
Eight other Iranian girls are going to be executed in Iran tomorrow. Ask Trump to help.
Thanks to chatgpt😉 pic.twitter.com/yVvI3akpRI
— Iran Embassy SA (@IraninSA) April 22, 2026
This comes after US President Donald Trump claimed that Iran had agreed not to execute eight women protesters, a statement Tehran has strongly denied while openly ridiculing the assertion. Trump announced the development on social media, calling it “very good news” and saying he had been informed that eight women who were allegedly set to be executed would be spared.
He added that four of the women would be released immediately, while the remaining four would serve one month in prison. “I very much appreciate that Iran, and its leaders, respected my request… and terminated the planned execution,” Trump wrote.
Iranian officials quickly pushed back, dismissing the claim as entirely false. Iran’s judiciary news agency Mizan said the executions had never been planned and accused Trump of fabricating the story to “save face.”
“Trump’s empty-handedness in the battlefield has pushed him towards fabricating achievements from false news,” the agency said, adding that the US president had relied on “a completely false news story.”
Responding to the claims, the judiciary’s official Mizan Online website said, “Trump was misled once again by fake news.”
According to Iranian officials, some of the women referenced had already been released, while others were facing charges that could lead to imprisonment, not the death penalty. “The women who were claimed to be on the verge of execution… at most [face] imprisonment,” the statement said.
The White House, however, defended the president’s claim. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said, “Only President Trump could save the lives of these eight beautiful Iranian women… their lives are going to be spared,” calling him “a humanitarian at heart.”
The dispute comes amid heightened tensions between the United States and Iran, even as a ceasefire remains in place. Trump has also linked such developments to broader negotiations, including pressure on Iran over the Strait of Hormuz and its nuclear programme.