“Iranian Shias lick, kiss shrines in defiance of coronavirus outbreak,” Jerusalem Post, Tzvi Joffre, Jerusalem Post, March 2, 2020.

An Expediency Council member has now died from the virus.  “Member of Iran Advisory Body to Supreme Leader Dies From Virus,” Yasna Haghdoost, Bloomberg, March 2, 2020.

“Iran calls on people to stay at home as death toll rises to 43,” Parisa Hafezi, Reuters, February 29, 2020.

“Iran’s Rouhani Orders Minister To Investigate Hoarding Of Masks For Coronavirus,” Radio Farda, March 2, 2020.

“There Is No Face Mask and Disinfectant in Iran’s Capital Tehran,” Jubin Katiraie, Iran Focus, March 1, 2020.