Iranian clerics’ answer to the outbreak of the new Coronavirus COVID-19 has been a deadly blend of superstition, secrecy and denial amid serious concerns among the people.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called upon the United Nations to take "urgent action" to address the "brutal crackdown" on the people during the uprising.
Iranian officials, including President Rouhani allege that the coronavirus outbreak has become a propaganda tool in the hands of the United States to bring the Iranian economy to a standstill.
As the Iranian government first denied the presence of coronavirus in the country and kept downplaying it, now politicians are infected by the virus.
Like many other Iranians Reza is critical of the government for not been honest about the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) and thinks the authorities hid the outbreak because of the parliamentary elections on February 21.
Fears of a coronavirus pandemic, or global outbreak, are growing as countries including Iran, Italy, and South Korea are battling to contain the spread of the disease that has already killed more than 2,600 people in China.
The coronavirus outbreak in Iran is bound to further cripple its economy, which was already in deep crisis due to U.S. sanctions.
The turnout in the parliamentary elections in Iran last Friday has been the lowest since 1979 when the Islamic Republic was established. Nevertheless, the government does not seem to be concerned.
As the coronavirus crisis deepened in Iran, a lawmaker from Qom told reporters on Monday that 50 have died in his constituency.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has told the Washington Free Beacon the Trump administration intends to bring back UN sanctions against Iran.
Turkey, Pakistan, and Armenia temporary closed their land borders with Iran due to coronavirus on February 23, while Afghanistan suspended travel to and from Iran.
Numbers so far released by officials in Iran about election results proves a low turnout compared with previous elections.
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