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THREAD: The coronavirus pandemic has only grown worse in Iran, threatening everyone from the day laborer on the street to the upper reaches of the Islamic Republic. #PandemicAtlas apne.ws/RYirt68

At a massive cemetery in Iran's capital, a manager says the coronavirus pandemic has been the longest, most intense crisis to strike in its 50-year history. #PandemicAtlas apne.ws/vKEzPaE

Crushed by U.S. sanctions, Iran has avoided the full lockdowns seen in other countries amid the coronavirus pandemic as it struggles to keep its anemic economy alive. #PandemicAtlas apne.ws/4PIfY84

Iran initially downplayed the coronavirus pandemic as it held parliamentary elections and a rally in February. Now the virus is all too real as authorities struggle to enforce measures to curb it. #PandemicAtlas apne.ws/JyLc0A0

The coronavirus has sickened and killed top officials in Iran, becoming perhaps its greatest threat since the turmoil and war that followed its 1979 Islamic Revolution. #PandemicAtlas apne.ws/ZNUAu2c

The coronavirus emerged a year ago in Wuhan, China, and swept across the world. It brought joblessness and lockdowns, infirmity and death to all corners of the globe. But each nation has its own story of how it coped. Read @AP's #PandemicAtlas project. apne.ws/tid2mL3