Araghchi claims over 3,000 people killed in Iran's riots

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi confirmed reports from the local media saying that more than 3,000 people were killed in the Islamic Republic in recent riots.

Araghchi said the death toll hit 3,117, including 2,427 civilians and members of the security forces, while 690 were identified as “terrorists.”

Apart from that, he revealed how many shops, banks, residential houses and mosques had been damaged.

Unrest in Iran began on December 29 after street protests triggered by a sharp fall in the Iranian rial exchange rate, and spread to most major cities.