This American, a former FBI agent, died in custody in Iran. “Robert Levinson: US hostage has died in Iran, says family,” BBC, March 25, 2020. Here is the story’s only clue that readers have so far about the intelligence regarding the Regime’s responsibility for his death–“The Levinson family statement on Wednesday said they had recently received information from US officials that had led them to conclude he had died in Iranian custody.”
As an addendum to yesterday’s news the Regime kicked out Doctors Without Borders, the non-profit had pre-approval. “We are deeply surprised to learn that the approval for the deployment of our treatment unit has been revoked,” said the manager of MSF’s emergency programs, Michel Olivier Lacharité, who is based in Paris. “The need for this intervention, and the authorizations needed to start it, were discussed and agreed with relevant Iranian authorities during the past weeks.” In addition, Sadegh Zibakalam, an Iranian political expert, described the move as an example of prioritizing “ideology over people’s health.” He also said, “Expelling Doctors Without Borders who had come to Iran to fight corona is a representation of politicization and prioritizing ideological considerations over everything else including people’s lives and health,” he tweeted on Tuesday. See “Iran rejects coronavirus aid amid conspiracy theories and sanctions,” Somayeh Malekian, ABC News, March 24, 2020.
“Exclusive: Iran Imprisoning Coronavirus Whistleblowers, State Department Says,” Adam Kredo, Washington Free Beacon, March 25, 2020.
“Iran expert says corruption ‘No. 1 national security threat in Iran’,” Bryant Harris, Al-Monitor, March 24, 2020.
Huh? The first wave in Iran hasn’t ended. Someone needs to tell the spokesman (Ali Rabiee) of President Rouhani, who said Wednesday the government will soon impose strict lockdowns to prevent a second wave of coronavirus. Speaking after a weekly Cabinet meeting, Rabiee said the Iran health system has been able to “relatively” control the “first wave of the epidemic” but a second wave of the epidemic could be on the way because some people have not taken the health workers’ advice to limit contact with others seriously. See “Iran To Introduce Strict Lockdown Of Cities Soon, Spokesman Says,” Radio Farda, March 25, 2020.