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Iran's Coronavirus Struggle

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  • The Coronavirus Is Iran’s Perfect Storm
  • Iran’s Corona Complacency and Conspiracy Theories  
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  • Amid a Mounting Coronavirus Toll, Iranian Officials Reject Social Distancing and Foreign Help

The Coronavirus Is Iran’s Perfect Storm

If you want to die, go to Gilan. This old Iranian proverb does not actually warn people against travel to Gilan, Iran’s beautiful, green, and lushCaspianprovince, though today that meaning may be…

Djavad Salehi-Isfahani 27 March 2020

Amid a Mounting Coronavirus Toll, Iranian Officials Reject Social Distancing and Foreign Help

Iran’s management of the coronavirus has exposed glaring deficiencies in Tehran’s decision-making. Iranian medical experts are warning of an escalating outbreak and dire consequences if…

Joseph Braude 27 March 2020

Iran’s Corona Complacency and Conspiracy Theories  

Earlier this month, a video circulated around social media showing a man licking the shrine of Ali ibn Musa Al-Reza stating that he would “eat the coronavirus” thereby ensuring that visitors of the…

Ali El Shamy 20 March 2020

Lebanon, Hezbollah and the Coronavirus

As if it was not enough that Lebanon was facing a financial catastrophe that pushed more people to the brink of poverty. Adding to all the economic repercussions on the country, now the Coronavirus…

Hanin Ghaddar 20 March 2020

Pandemics Ravaged Iran Long Before the Coronavirus

As the novel coronavirus sweepsIran, the government’s response has been opaque and remarkably deficient, favoring political and religious priorities over pragmatic prevention policies. When the virus…

Amir A. Afkhami 13 March 2020
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