'All those killed in protests were enemies of God,' Tehran council head says
Tehran City Council head Mehdi Chamran said on Sunday that no protesters were killed in recent unrest and described those who died as “mohareb,” a term Iranian officials use for people they accuse of armed rebellion against God.
“In these protests we had no deaths, and only moharebs were present with guns and knives,” Chamran said.
More than 36,500 Iranians were killed by security forces during the January 8-9 crackdown on nationwide protests, making it the deadliest two-day protest massacre in history, according to documents reviewed by Iran International.
