February 23, 2020
by Paul Mirengoff
Coronavirus hits Iran, mullahs put it to use
The coronavirus has spread to Iran.
The Iranian health ministry says that
at least eight people have died in that country.
Along with Italy, Iran appears to be the non-East Asian country most severely hit by the virus so far.
How did the coronvirus reach Iran?
In the usual way, it seems —
via a merchant who regularly shuttled between Iran and China.
The merchant lives in Qom, the city where the eight deaths have occurred.
But some Iranian hardliners have a different explanation.
Qom’s Friday Prayer Imam claims that the U.S. infected his city with the virus......