65 more people died Friday, reported on Saturday on state TV.  “Iran’s COVID-19 deaths hit 6,156: health ministry,” Xinhua, May 2, 2020.

About 50 Afghan migrants crossing into Iran illegally were beaten and thrown into a river, local news media and witnesses say. As many as half did not survive.  Iran says they will investigate, we’ll see.  “Afghanistan Investigating Claims Migrants Were Killed by Iranian Guards,” Mujib Mashal and Asadullah Tiimory, New York Times, May 2, 2020.

65 died from with the coronavirus on Friday, reported on Saturday.  “Iran sees spike in COVID-19 deaths,” Elnur Baghishov, Trend, May 2, 2020.

“Rights Defender Says Iranian Journalists Face Danger In Turkey,” Radio Farda, May 2, 2020.

Another example of either it happened or it didn’t.  It would be great if the media followed up on this types of disagreements and investigated which country is telling the truth—Did Mahan Air come to VZ?  Did it bring gasoline catalysts?  Did it return to Iran with gold?  Those are not hard questions to investigate.  See “Iran rejects ‘baseless’ US comments on aid to Venezuela,” AP, May 2, 2020.