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President Hassan Rouhani said Monday the peak of new infections in Iran has passed.\u00a0 “Based on the figures, we are past the peak of the virus, but I still suggest people stay at home, and in case of urgency, observe all health protocols.”\u00a0 But Iran\u2019s numbers have been increasing in the past week, every day–that means the curve is still going up, not slowing down.\u00a0 We\u2019ll see if Rouhani\u2019s numbers in the next few days show decline.\u00a0 Also in the news, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Hashem Bathaie Golpayegani, of the Assembly of Experts, died of coronavirus today.\u00a0 See \u201cIranian Senior Cleric Dies From Coronavirus As President Says Infections Peak Has Passed,\u201d<\/a> David Brennan, Newsweek, March 16, 2020, and \u201cTop Iranian cleric dies of Covid-19, Rouhani condoles death,\u201d<\/a> Outlook, March 16, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran asks people to stay home for Nowruz holidays,\u201d<\/a> Al-Monitor, March 16, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cZarif Intensifies Diplomatic Efforts Against US Sanctions,\u201d<\/a> Financial Tribune, March 16, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran on \u2018Warlike\u2019 Footing as Senior Leader Admits He Has Coronavirus,”<\/a>\u00a0Adam Kredo, Washington Free Beacon, March 16, 2020.\u00a0\u00a0See also \u201cTop adviser to Iran’s supreme leader infected with coronavirus: Tasnim,\u201d<\/a> Reuters, March 12, 2020.\u00a0\u00a0Ali Akbar Velayati, who is in essence the real Foreign Minister in his role as chief foreign policy adviser on the Leader\u2019s staff, is also the head of Tehran\u2019s Masih Daneshvari hospital and had contacts with many coronavirus patients in the past few weeks.\u00a0 He is now under quarantine now, which is another blow to the Leader.<\/p>\n

\u201cIDF indicates Iran scaling back terror activity in light of coronavirus,\u201d<\/a> Judah Ari Gross, Times of Israel, March 16, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cVirus-hit Iran closes four key religious sites,\u201d<\/a> AFP, March 16, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow Pollution Aggravates the Impact of Coronavirus,\u201d<\/a> Devra Davis, USNews, March 16, 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

President Hassan Rouhani said Monday the peak of new infections in Iran has passed.\u00a0 “Based on the figures, we are past the peak of the virus, but I still suggest people stay at home, and in case of urgency, observe all health protocols.”\u00a0 But Iran\u2019s numbers have been increasing in the past week, every day–that … <\/p>\n

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