BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 23. The U.S. and
Israel failed to achieve their objectives during the 12-day
Iran–Israel war, despite Iran suffering the loss of 1,000 people in
the conflict, said Vahid Jalalzadeh, Deputy Foreign Minister of the
Islamic Republic of Iran for Consular and Parliamentary Affairs,
Trend
reports.
Speaking at a friendly meeting with representatives of the
media, Jalalzadeh added that in the days that followed, the number
of those killed rose to 3,117, including civilians, police officers
maintaining order, and other civilians.
“In addition, we assess the events that took place on January
8-9 as terrorist acts,” the deputy foreign minister emphasized.
“The events of January 8–9 were not ordinary protests driven by
economic dissatisfaction. They involved terror-type violence and
were fundamentally different from what took place on the first day
of demonstrations, with participants carrying weapons.
We have video footage showing a protester stabbing a police
officer and then setting him on fire. The attackers prevented the
wounded officer from being taken to an ambulance, leading to his
death, and then danced around his body,” he added.
