India, Jan. 15 -- US President Donald Trump on Wednesday reportedly said that he has been told "on good authority" that plans for executions in Iran have stopped, even as Tehran signalled fast trials and executions ahead in its crackdown on protesters.

Trump's statement came amid tensions between the US and Iran, when Trump had told the protesting Iranians in the past days that "help is on the way" and that his administration would "act accordingly" in response to the Iranian government. Follow for live updates on Iran protest

Without offering many details about the claims, Trump said that Iran is stopping its plans for execution, Associated Press reported.

"We've been told that the killing in Iran is stopping, it's stopped, it's stopp...