WANA (Jan 26) – The spokesperson for Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has dismissed media reports regarding recent developments in Iran.

 

Esmail Baghaei, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, said on Sunday in a post on the social media platform X that certain media claims about the situation in Iran are false.

 

His remarks accompanied an image from a Western media outlet that alleged 30,000 people had been killed after what it described as peaceful gatherings in Iran turned violent.

 

Baghaei strongly rejected the claim, writing: “A Hitler-style BIG LIE: isn’t this the number they planned to kill in the streets of Iran?! They failed, though, and now they’re trying to FAKE it in the media. Truly vicious!”

 

Earlier, regarding the toll of the unrest, the Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs of Iran issued a formal statement announcing that 2,427 citizens—comprising both security personnel and civilians—were “martyred” during recent terrorist and armed attacks, out of a total of 3,117 fatalities recorded during the period.

Baghaei's shared photo on X

Baghaei shared a photo on X regarding Iran’s unrest death toll. Social media/ WANA News Agency