MNA � An Iranian lawmaker said the Parliament Security Commission and the Foreign Ministry will address the possibility of a biological warfare behind the outbreak of the new coronavirus in the country.

In an interview with Mehr News Agency, Mahmoud Navabain, the representative of Tehran in the Parliament, said, �It is highly probable that the coronavirus outbreak is a biological warfare by the US.�

He noted that �should the necessary documents are attained, we must file a complaint against the United States.�

�We need to reach a powerful stance in the biological field, as we have in the defense and missile sectors, so that the enemy not dare hurt the Iranian people by biological aggression,� Nabavian stressed.

Earlier this week, Head of Iran's Passive Defense Organization Brigadier General Gholamreza Jalali said the new virus, also known as COVID-19, in the world can be a form of biological warfare, though further studies are needed.

�Of course one cannot say for sure that is a biological war but in fact, it has many features of a biological war,� he added.

COVID-19 has so far infected over 156,700 individuals in more than 140 countries worldwide, causing 5,800 deaths and inflicting huge economic losses.

Iran is one of the hard-hit countries with 12,729 infections and 611 deaths.