IRAN SAYS MORE THAN 300 KILLED IN PROTESTS

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES An Iranian general on Monday acknowledged that more than 300 people have been killed in the unrest surrounding nationwide protests, giving the first official word on casualties in two months.

Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the aerospace division of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, was quoted as saying that more than 300 have been killed, including “martyrs,” an apparent reference to security forces. That's considerably lower than the toll reported by U.s.-based Human Rights Activists in Iran, which says 451 protesters and 60 security forces have been killed.