Iran’s parliament has passed a bill to slash four zeros from the rial.  Iran’s national currency will be changed from the rial to the Toman, which is equal to 10,000 rials.  (they could just print more bills….).  “Iran approves plan to cut four zeros from falling currency –report,” Reuters, May 4, 2020.

“Top Iran official renews threat to ‘raze Israeli cities’ amid friction with US,” Times of Israel, May 4, 2020.

74 more died Sunday.  “Iran’s coronavirus death toll rises by 74 as mosques due to reopen,” Thomson Reuters, May 4, 2020.

This story seems to be Fake News, but I will post it here to test MEMO’s news collection abilities, by checking to see if it is true.  “Report: Russia, Turkey, Iran agree to remove Syria’s Assad,” Middle East Monitor, May 4, 2020.

74 died Sunday.  Iran also announced on Monday it reopened mosques in parts of the country deemed at low risk from coronavirus, about a third of Iran’s administrative divisions.  “Iran reopens mosques as virus deaths rise by 74,” RFI, May 4, 2020.

“Iran is using the pandemic as cover for cracking down on intellectuals,” Eugene Chudnovsky, Washington Examiner, May 4, 2020.