U.S. mass killings surge as gun policy paralysis persists: Iranian media

TEHRAN, July 16: The United States has set a grim record for mass killings in the first half of 2023, with 28 incidents and 140 victims, according to a report by Iran's Fars News Agency.

The report, published on Saturday, said the number marks the deadliest six months of mass killings recorded in the United States since 2006, adding 27 of the 28 incidents involved guns.