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The COVID-19 pandemic in Iran has resulted in 7,627,863 [2] confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 146,837 [2] deaths. On 19 February 2020, Iran reported its first confirmed cases of infections in Qom. [5] The virus may have been brought to the country by a merchant from Qom who had travelled to China. [6]
This is a list of the presidents of the Islamic Republic of Iran since the establishment of that office in 1980. The president of Iran is the highest popularly elected official in the country. The current president, Masoud Pezeshkian has been in office since 28 July 2024 after winning the 2024 Iranian presidential election.
During the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran, on 25 February, Harirchi announced that he had been diagnosed with COVID-19, and had self-quarantined. [1] Just the day before, parliamentarian Ahmad Amirabadi Farahani's claimed that 50 people had died in Qom from COVID-19, which Harirchi denied. [2] At the press conference, Harirchi was coughing and ...
Once seen as a likely successor to Iran’s Supreme Leader, President Ebrahim Raisi has died in office, leaving the Islamic Republic’s hardline establishment facing an uncertain future.
— Iran’s president, foreign minister and others found dead at helicopter crash site, state media says — Iran President Ebrahim Raisi, supreme leader’s protégé, dies at 63 in helicopter crash
Iran's Guardian Council had approved six candidates for the June 28 election to replace president Ebrahim Raisi, who died last month in a helicopter crash. (ATP / Getty Images)
For even more international statistics in table, graph, and map form see COVID-19 pandemic by country. COVID-19 pandemic is the worst-ever worldwide calamity experienced on a large scale (with an estimated 7 million deaths) in the 21st century. The COVID-19 death toll is the highest seen on a global scale since the Spanish flu and World War II.
Iran opens voting in an election to replace the late hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash 06/28/2024 04:30 -0400 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran opens voting in an election to replace the late hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash.