Iran police chief denies officials hide in hospitals

Ahmadreza Radan, the Commander-in-Chief of Iran's Law Enforcement Command, has publicly denied reports that Islamic Republic officials are taking refuge in hospitals during wartime. In an interview with the Nasim TV channel, he called such claims 'rumors by traitors' and stated it would be 'very shameful for us to hide behind patients.' Radan also characterized the January protests in Iran as an 'urban war and a coup.' The statement follows previous reports and social media claims that Radan himself has slept in a hospital for security reasons, which he did not directly address in this interview.