Human rights representatives denounce the deaths of nearly 2,600 people in Iran due to repression
Allegations of violent repression against civilian protesters in the Islamic Republic of Iran continue.
According to various organisations, the death toll from the crackdown in Iran stands at around 2,600.
The US-based human rights organisation HRANA indicated that the death toll from the violent repression by the Ayatollah regime has reached 2,571. HRANA verified the deaths of 2,403 protesters, 147 people linked to the government, 12 minors and nine civilians who were not participating in the protests.
Civil protests against the Iranian government began more than two weeks ago in response to the poor economic and social situation facing the nation and have led to political protests against the Ayatollah regime for the oppression and persecution denounced within the Persian country, ruled with an iron fist by the Ayatollah regime since the Islamic Revolution of 1979.
The protests have taken place in almost 200 cities across Iran, with slogans being chanted against the government and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the strongman of the Islamic Republic regime.
Iranian state security forces have been trying for more than two weeks to quell the largest wave of dissident protests in recent years, and the crackdown has been severe. This situation has provoked international condemnation.
Opposition from the United States
The United States has strongly opposed the political repression in Iran, and President Donald Trump has threatened a ‘very strong response’ if civilians continue to die. Trump urged Iranians to continue protesting and encouraged them to ‘take over the institutions’, promising help to the opposition.
In response, Iranian Defence Minister Aziz Nafizardeh said that the Islamic Republic would bomb nearby US bases if the US giant attacked his country. ‘Iran will attack US bases if it is attacked,’ the defence official said, according to the local news agency Mehr. ‘All US bases and military bases of other countries in the region that assist the US in attacks on Iranian soil will be considered legitimate targets,’ he added..
The Iranian authorities accuse the United States and its main partner in the Middle East and Iran's arch-enemy, Israel, of fuelling violence in the country and blame the deaths on ‘terrorist agents’ allegedly trained abroad.
However, various sectors of the international community continue to denounce the repression carried out in various areas by the Ayatollah regime against opponents of the Islamic Republic who challenge the codes imposed at all levels by the ruling elite.
