Iran's ambassador to France, Mohammad Amin Nejad, has said that around 600 people have been killed in mass protests, not thousands as widely reported, and rejected claims that Tehran had cancelled executions in undertakings to the US.
European leaders have condemned the Iranian government's crackdown on demonstrators, with support growing for a ban on the country's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which would send a clear political signal of disapproval.
Speaking on French television network BFMTV, Mr Nejad said there was “no official figure” for the total number of deaths during the protests.
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