Iran reports 111 virus deaths on Sunday. “Iran’s health ministry on Monday reported another 111 deaths, raising total to 4,585,” AFP, Times of India, April 13, 2020.
“Iranian Medical Staff Wearing Masks Speak via Poems on their Suits,” IFP, April 13, 2020.
“Former Football Chief Says Iran Always Lied To FIFA About Government Control,” Radio Farda, April 13, 2020.
“Iran no longer poses imminent threat to Israel: Mossad to NYT,” AMN, April 13, 2020.
“Iran’s president has left nation open to second Covid-19 wave – critics,” Patrick Wintour, Guardian, April 13, 2020.
“Iran’s regime executes Kurdish political prisoner,” Benjamin Weinthal, Jerusalem Post, April 12, 2020.
“Thousands Of Labor And Civic Activists In Iran Demand Renegotiation Over Wages,” Radio Farda, April 13, 2020.
This means the black boxes will most likely never leave Iran—they will use to delay, and because Iran’s pandemic will continue for months. “Canada asks Iran to postpone decryption of downed PS752 black boxes,” UNIAN, April 13, 2020.
It is much easier if the Regime will simply take steps that will induce the U.S. to end sanctions. But instead, “Iran to send trade attaches to number of countries,” Elnur Baghishov, Trend, April 13, 2020.
“Iran Says US Has No Legal Right to Veto IMF’s Measures,” IFP, April 13, 2020.
“Iran: Dams 69% Full But Water Use Soaring,” Financial Tribune, April 13, 2020.
This story is not as significant for what it says, but for who said it—the VP, who had been stricken with coronavirus. “Iran’s vice-president calls for economic aid from private sector,” Yasmine Mosimann, Rudaw, April 13, 2020.
This is a type of story I’ve not seen before—let’s hope it reflects reality and not just a Regime headline. “The top echelon of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have agreed to take a 20 percent pay cut to help efforts to battle the coronavirus pandemic in Iran, the Middle Eastern country hit the hardest by the outbreak, Iran’s Mehr News Agency reported Sunday.” See “Iran’s Revolutionary Guard To Donate Nearly A Quarter Of Their Pay To Help With Virus Effort,” Joshua Finkelberg, Schpiel, April 13, 2020.
“Iran welcomes Iraq’s new prime minister,” Al-Monitor, April 13, 2020.
I don’t usually post stories from Breitbart, but this headline captures the wide-spread situation. “Iran Digs 10,000 Coronavirus Graves near Tehran but Claims Less than 5,000 Deaths Nationwide,” John Hayward, Breitbart, April 13, 2020.
This article talks about Iran’s actions in the context of why the U.S. should not lift sanctions—because the Regime won’t use the money to aid people, but for terrorism and other improper activities, saying “They will spend the money in Iraq, Yemen, Lebanon, and Palestine. They will not spend it on Iranians.” See “Father of son murdered by Iran: Sanctions-lift will aid regime, not people,” Benjamin Weinthal, Jerusalem Post, April 13, 2020.