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\u201cIran now has the highest coronavirus death toll outside of China, threatening the wider Middle East,\u201d<\/a> Natasha Turak, CNBC, February 25, 2020.<\/p>\n

Shirin Ebadi, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, apologizes for her and her generation\u2019s acceptation of the Revolution.\u00a0 Of course, the Revolution was not what it advertised, and has turned out to be much worse than the Shah\u2019s reign.\u00a0 \u201cI thought the Iranian Revolution would bring freedom. I was wrong,\u201d<\/a> Shirin Ebadi, op-ed, Washington Post, February 25, 2020.<\/p>\n

And include Georgia and Azerbaijan to Turkey, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Armenia, Kuwait, and significantly UAE.\u00a0 All shutting access to Iran via land and air because of coronavirus, but also because of Iran’s lack of transparency.\u00a0 See \u201cSeveral countries shut Iran border, halt flights due to COVID-19,\u201d<\/a> CAN, February 23, 2020.\u00a0 See also\u00a0\u201cTurkish Airlines cancels flights to four Iranian cities,\u201d<\/a> Reuters, February 24, 2020.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the fault of the U.S., and Israel, and Saudi Arabia, and you name the country, but not the Regime and its policies and actions.\u00a0 \u201cIran Announces Low Poll Turnout, Blames Coronavirus \u2018Propaganda\u2019,\u201d<\/a> Reuters and Algemeiner, February 24, 2020.<\/p>\n

Perhaps not since the Iraqi Information Minister in 2003 has a public sector employee so embarrassed themselves\u2014one day he coughs and sweats in a press conference, declaring the virus is not a problem, the next day he is diagnosed with it.\u00a0 \u00a0\u201cIran official running anti-coronavirus task force has virus,\u201d<\/a> Jon Gambrell, AP, February 25, 2020.<\/p>\n

The only good thing about the virus is that it distracts the public from the bad news of the Parliament election.\u00a0 So here\u2019s the news beyond the election news\u2014\u201cIran\u2019s leadership has responded by either ignoring the crisis or denying that it exists.\u201d\u00a0 Some news stories are reporting that Qom has 50 dead already.\u00a0 See \u201cIran Prepares to Suffer the Wrath of the Coronavirus,\u201d<\/a> Seth Frantzman, Jerusalem Post, February 24, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cCleric Blames Trump For Coronavirus Outbreak In Religious City,\u201d<\/a> Radio Farda, February 22, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard wrestles with new reality after death of chief military strategist,\u201d<\/a> Erin Cunningham and Steve Hendrix, Stars and Stripes, Washington Post, February 22, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Is So Dangerous,\u201d<\/a> Mark Episkopos, National Interest, February 22, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran\u2019s government and media lied about coronavirus outbreak, riots erupt,\u201d<\/a> Seth Frantzman, Jerusalem Post, February 23, 2020.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIran now has the highest coronavirus death toll outside of China, threatening the wider Middle East,\u201d Natasha Turak, CNBC, February 25, 2020. Shirin Ebadi, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, apologizes for her and her generation\u2019s acceptation of the Revolution.\u00a0 Of course, the Revolution was not what it advertised, and has turned out to be … <\/p>\n

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