India, Jan. 15 -- As of now, Erfan Soltani has not been sentenced to death and is still alive, according to the Iranian State media. His family has reported that it had been told his execution had been postponed.

Amid mass protest and a crackdown by the Khamenei-ledregime, Iran on Wednesday executed 26-year-old Soltani, who was detained last week.

There are no direct public quotes from Ayatollah Khamenei explicitly discussing or naming Erfan Soltani's execution despite receiving a fresh threat from America to hit Iran if the government continues its violent crackdown on demonstrations across the country.

Speaking earlier Friday, Khamenei mocked Trump's frequent promise to intervene if Iran were to kill protesters. He urged Trump to bet...