World Iranian state TV issues first official death toll from recent protests, saying 3,117 were killed January 21, 2026 gopalkumarthakur@gmail.com The comments by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who saw his invitation to the World Economic Forum in Davos rescinded over the killings, came as a U.S. aircraft carrier group moved west toward the Middle East from Asia Related posts: Palestinians find Gaza City in ruins as Hamas warns tough talks ahead Satellite images suggest evidence of mass burials ongoing in Sudan’s el-Fasher EU, Mercosur bloc of South American nations sign landmark free trade agreement Denmark proposes NATO surveillance mission for Greenland