Hajizadeh,commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Air Force,said in a video posted by Mehr News Agency that more than 300 people have been killed in Mahsa Amini protests,including martyrs,which may be a reference to Iranian forces killed. Hjizadeh also suggested that some of the 300 killed were not involved in the protests,but rather ordinary Iranians,parroting the government's claim that the protests are fueled by critics from the West. Hijzadeh did not provide a reason or source for the figure.