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#BREAKING
April 3—Nasiriyah, southern #Iraq
Reports indicate locals have launched a demonstration and #Iran-backed Hashd al-Shaabi (PMF) units are opening fire on their ranks.
#UPDATE
April 3—Nasiriyah, southern #Iraq
Locals are reportedly attacking checkpoints and various units of government security forces.
#UPDATE
April 3—Nasiriyah, southern #Iraq
Report:
-Clashes between protesting youths & government security forces
-Security forces attacked protesters' camp in a city square, protesters holding their lines
-Security forces using armored vehicles, firing live rounds & tear gas
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#BREAKING
Member of Iran’s Coronavirus Task Force: It Is Estimated That 500,000 People in Iran Have Contracted Coronavirus
#Iran
#Covid_19
ncr-iran.org/en/news/member…
“The initial estimate was that between 30 to 60 percent of the population would be infected with the disease… The current estimate is that about 500,000 people in the country are infected with the coronavirus.”
#Iran official stats
3,739 deaths
60,500 cases

Many independent sources challenge these numbers.

Opposition MEK:
At least 19,500 deaths in 242 cities
english.mojahedin.org/i/iran-coronav…
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#Iran claims to have built a laser temperature scanner that with 0.1 degrees accuracy.

The scanner shows people having 43, 44 & 45 degree C temperatures!

Reminder:
Physicians believe body temperatures above 44.4 degree C (112 degrees F) will almost certainly cause death.
While #Iran's IRGC claims to have in just 25 days built a laser temperature scanner able to detect coronavirus, activists with a little research have discovered that the device was actually imported from China at $14,000.
#Covid_19
#Iran imports a $14,000 laser temperature scanner from China to then claim on state-TV to have developed state-of-the-art technology for diagnosing #coronavirus.
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1)
 What is the source of Iran's coronavirus crisis?

Tehran is pursuing a systematic campaign to depict U.S. sanctions as the leading cause. It's apologists/lobbyists are echoing the notion.

This study debunks their claims.

#Iran
#coronavirus
ncr-iran.org/en/news/human-…
2)
 Corruption in Iran is institutionalized.

July 21, 2019
The chief of staff of Iran's president said in a letter that one billion euros ($1.12 billion) in hard currency allocated for importing medicines and essential goods “has disappeared”.
en.radiofarda.com/a/one-billion-…
3)
 Dec 19, 2019
The Governor of Iran's Central Bank:
“We have provided $22 billion worth of foreign currency for the imports, out of which $11 billion has not returned to the country. What has happened to the rest of the money?”

Source: Arman State-run newspaper- Dec 19, 2019
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