The Iranian regime on Jan. 11 threatened to strike Israeli and U.S. military bases if Washington attacks the Islamic nation, as thousands of people have taken to the streets to protest rising inflation and a crumbling economy. The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency on Jan. 11 reported 538 deaths amid the protests, and far more are feared to be dead. The human rights agency, which relies on supporters in Iran to cross-reference its information, said at least 490 of the deceased were protesters and 48 were members of Iran's security forces. The agency said it is still assessing reports that larger numbers may have been killed amid the more than 10,600 people who are believed to have been put in detention by the regime's security forces in recent weeks.