Foreign Office - Section 5
2020-04-01T18:15:44.189Z
Iran's highest religious leader Ayatollah Khamenei has cited the conspiracy theory that the virus was created by the United States and specifically targeted at Iranians. What happens when the corona virus strikes in a country where propaganda and censorship make it difficult for the people to know what is true? Iran has been hit hardest in the Middle East by the coronavirus and has also become the region's super-distributor. At first, the regime toned down the extent of the outbreak, but now scientists in the country are warning that millions of people may die from the virus. Johan Ripås is visited by researcher and influencer Azadeh Karami, who informs about corona to a quarter of a million Iranians - from Sweden. And SVT correspondent Stina Blomgren who was in Iran when the outside world stopped air traffic and closed its borders against Iran, Part 5 of 12.
Source: svt