US State Dept. Says Over 1,000 Iranians May Have Been Killed Since Start Of Protests

US State Dept. Says Over 1,000 Iranians May Have Been Killed Since Start of Protests

The United States estimates that Iranian security forces may have killed over a thousand people in crackdown on mass protests throughout the country, Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook told reporters on Thursday

WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 05th December, 2019) The United States estimates that Iranian security forces may have killed over a thousand people in crackdown on mass protests throughout the country, Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook told reporters on Thursday.

"We know for certain its many, many hundreds, perhaps, over a thousand," Hook said during a briefing. "That was a brutal crackdown."