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A man rides his bicycle as the others walk through the Qazvin old traditional bazaar some 93 miles (150 kilometers) northwest of the capital Tehran Iran, Wednesday, April 22, 2020. Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it put the Islamic Republic's first military satellite into orbit, dramatically unveiling what experts described as a secret space program with a surprise launch Wednesday that came amid wider tensions with the United States. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)

A man rides his bicycle as the others walk through the Qazvin old traditional bazaar some 93 miles (150 kilometers) northwest of the capital Tehran Iran, Wednesday, April 22, 2020. Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it put the Islamic Republic's first military satellite into orbit, dramatically unveiling what experts described as a secret space program with a surprise launch Wednesday that came amid wider tensions with the United States. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)



In this photo released Wednesday, April 22, 2020, by Sepahnews, an Iranian rocket carrying a satellite is launched from an undisclosed site believed to be in Iran's Semnan province. Iran's Revolutionary Guard said Wednesday it put the Islamic Republic's first military satellite into orbit, dramatically unveiling what experts described as a secret space program with a surprise launch that came amid wider tensions with the United States. (Photo by Sepahnews via AP Photo)

In this photo released Wednesday, April 22, 2020, by Sepahnews, an Iranian rocket carrying a satellite is launched from an undisclosed site believed to be in Iran's Semnan province. Iran's Revolutionary Guard said Wednesday it put the Islamic Republic's first military satellite into orbit, dramatically unveiling what experts described as a secret space program with a surprise launch that came amid wider tensions with the United States. (Photo by Sepahnews via AP Photo)



Customer Azar Arayesh, wearing a protective face mask and gloves to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, shops in a grocery in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, April 21, 2020. Iran is the region's epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, though even Iran's parliament suggests the death toll is nearly double that and overall cases remain vastly underreported. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)

Customer Azar Arayesh, wearing a protective face mask and gloves to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, shops in a grocery in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, April 21, 2020. Iran is the region's epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, though even Iran's parliament suggests the death toll is nearly double that and overall cases remain vastly underreported. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)



A view at night of the lit-up Azadi (Freedom) tower with images and messages of sympathy from all over the world over the ongoing novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Tehran, Iran, 31 March 2020. The light display was organized by the city municipality. According to latest reports by the Iranian Ministry of Health, over 2,000 people have died from the coronavirus infection throughout the country. (Photo by Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA/EFE)

A view at night of the lit-up Azadi (Freedom) tower with images and messages of sympathy from all over the world over the ongoing novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Tehran, Iran, 31 March 2020. The light display was organized by the city municipality. According to latest reports by the Iranian Ministry of Health, over 2,000 people have died from the coronavirus infection throughout the country. (Photo by Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA/EFE)



Iranian freestyle footballer Hosna Mirhadi, 23, wears a protective face mask and gloves as she trains with a ball, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a park in Tehran, Iran, May 5, 2020. (Photo by WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters)

Iranian freestyle footballer Hosna Mirhadi, 23, wears a protective face mask and gloves as she trains with a ball, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a park in Tehran, Iran, May 5, 2020. (Photo by WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters)



A biker wearing a face mask to curb the spread of the new coronavirus drives past a group of people selling hand sanitizer at a low price in Tajrish square in northern Tehran, Iran, Thursday, April 16, 2020. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)

A biker wearing a face mask to curb the spread of the new coronavirus drives past a group of people selling hand sanitizer at a low price in Tajrish square in northern Tehran, Iran, Thursday, April 16, 2020. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)



Women wearing protective face masks and gloves to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus shop at the Kourosh Shopping Center in Tehran, Iran, Monday, April 20, 2020. Iran on Monday began opening intercity highways and major shopping centers to stimulate its sanctions-choked economy, gambling that it has brought under control its coronavirus outbreak – one of the worst in the world – even as some fear it could lead to a second wave of infections. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)

Women wearing protective face masks and gloves to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus shop at the Kourosh Shopping Center in Tehran, Iran, Monday, April 20, 2020. Iran on Monday began opening intercity highways and major shopping centers to stimulate its sanctions-choked economy, gambling that it has brought under control its coronavirus outbreak – one of the worst in the world – even as some fear it could lead to a second wave of infections. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)



A man shelters from the rain with an umbrella a he walks past an old building decorated with replica of Iranian old paintings in a mostly empty street in a commercial district in downtown Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 22, 2020. On Sunday, Iran imposed a two-week closure on major shopping malls and centers across the country to prevent spreading the new coronavirus. Pharmacies, supermarkets, groceries and bakeries will remain open. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)

A man shelters from the rain with an umbrella a he walks past an old building decorated with replica of Iranian old paintings in a mostly empty street in a commercial district in downtown Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 22, 2020. On Sunday, Iran imposed a two-week closure on major shopping malls and centers across the country to prevent spreading the new coronavirus. Pharmacies, supermarkets, groceries and bakeries will remain open. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)



Relatives of a victim who died from the new coronavirus, mourn at the gate of a cemetery in the city of Ghaemshahr, in north of Iran, Wednesday, April 29, 2020. (Photo by Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo)

Relatives of a victim who died from the new coronavirus, mourn at the gate of a cemetery in the city of Ghaemshahr, in north of Iran, Wednesday, April 29, 2020. (Photo by Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo)



A man wearing a face mask to curb the spread of the new coronavirus sits at a bus stop, as another man walks past, in Niavaran in northern Tehran, Iran, Thursday, April 16, 2020. Authorities have canceled ceremonies marking the anniversary of the death of Ayatollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic over COVID-19 disease concerns, which underscored Iranian officials' expectation that the virus crisis will continue for several more weeks. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)

A man wearing a face mask to curb the spread of the new coronavirus sits at a bus stop, as another man walks past, in Niavaran in northern Tehran, Iran, Thursday, April 16, 2020. Authorities have canceled ceremonies marking the anniversary of the death of Ayatollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic over COVID-19 disease concerns, which underscored Iranian officials' expectation that the virus crisis will continue for several more weeks. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)



A hiker ascend a foothill of the Alborz mountain range, overlooking the capital Tehran, as he spends his New Year, or Nowruz, holidays, Iran, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. In recent days, Iran which is battling the worst new coronavirus outbreak in the region, has ordered the closure of nonessential businesses and banned intercity travels aimed at preventing the virus' spread. Public parks are closed as well as sport and recreational clubs which were shut previously. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)

A hiker ascend a foothill of the Alborz mountain range, overlooking the capital Tehran, as he spends his New Year, or Nowruz, holidays, Iran, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. In recent days, Iran which is battling the worst new coronavirus outbreak in the region, has ordered the closure of nonessential businesses and banned intercity travels aimed at preventing the virus' spread. Public parks are closed as well as sport and recreational clubs which were shut previously. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)



Iranian women, wearing personal protective equipment, look at a cell phone at a shop in Mashhad on April 11, 2020, amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Iran reported 125 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, raising the overall toll in the Middle East's worst-hit country to 4,357. Health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour told a news conference that 1,837 new infections had been confirmed in the past 24 hours, taking the total to 70,029. (Photo by ISNA/AFP Photo)

Iranian women, wearing personal protective equipment, look at a cell phone at a shop in Mashhad on April 11, 2020, amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Iran reported 125 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, raising the overall toll in the Middle East's worst-hit country to 4,357. Health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour told a news conference that 1,837 new infections had been confirmed in the past 24 hours, taking the total to 70,029. (Photo by ISNA/AFP Photo)



A woman wears a protective face mask as she shops at a supermarket, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), after shopping malls and bazaars reopened in Tehran, Iran, April 20, 2020. (Photo by Ali Khara/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters)

A woman wears a protective face mask as she shops at a supermarket, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), after shopping malls and bazaars reopened in Tehran, Iran, April 20, 2020. (Photo by Ali Khara/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters)



A boy is seen near to prepared food packages to be distributed to poor families during the holy month of Ramadan, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tehran, Iran, April 30, 2020. (Photo by Ali Khara/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters)

A boy is seen near to prepared food packages to be distributed to poor families during the holy month of Ramadan, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tehran, Iran, April 30, 2020. (Photo by Ali Khara/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters)



People sit in their cars watching a movie in a drive-in cinema at the Milad Tower parking space, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tehran, Iran, May 3, 2020. (Photo by Ali Khara/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters)

People sit in their cars watching a movie in a drive-in cinema at the Milad Tower parking space, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tehran, Iran, May 3, 2020. (Photo by Ali Khara/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters)



An Iranian couple sits in their car watching a movie in a drive-in cinema at the Milad Tower parking space, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tehran, Iran, May 3, 2020. (Photo by Ali Khara/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters)

An Iranian couple sits in their car watching a movie in a drive-in cinema at the Milad Tower parking space, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tehran, Iran, May 3, 2020. (Photo by Ali Khara/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters)



Iranians wearing face masks against the Covid-19 coronavirus attends Laylat al-Qadr prayers, one of the holiest nights during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, outside a mosque in the Tehran, on May 13, 2020. (Photo by Atta Kenare/AFP Photo)

Iranians wearing face masks against the Covid-19 coronavirus attends Laylat al-Qadr prayers, one of the holiest nights during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, outside a mosque in the Tehran, on May 13, 2020. (Photo by Atta Kenare/AFP Photo)



In this Tuesday, April 21, 2020 photo, grocery delivery man Saeed Vatanparast, wearing a protective face mask to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, leaves on his motorcycle for a delivery, in Tehran, Iran. For some $15 a day, deliverymen don masks and gloves in Iran's capital to zip across its pandemic-subdued streets to drop off groceries and food for those sheltering at home from the virus. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)

In this Tuesday, April 21, 2020 photo, grocery delivery man Saeed Vatanparast, wearing a protective face mask to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, leaves on his motorcycle for a delivery, in Tehran, Iran. For some $15 a day, deliverymen don masks and gloves in Iran's capital to zip across its pandemic-subdued streets to drop off groceries and food for those sheltering at home from the virus. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)



People wearing protective clothing attend the funeral of a victim who died from the new coronavirus, at a cemetery in the outskirts of the city of Babol, in north of Iran, Thursday, April 30, 2020. (Photo by Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo)

People wearing protective clothing attend the funeral of a victim who died from the new coronavirus, at a cemetery in the outskirts of the city of Babol, in north of Iran, Thursday, April 30, 2020. (Photo by Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo)



Worshippers wearing protective face masks offer Eid al-Fitr prayers outside a mosque to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, May 24, 2020. Muslims worldwide celebrate one of their biggest holidays under the long shadow of the coronavirus, with millions confined to their homes and others gripped by economic concerns during what is usually a festive time of shopping and celebration. In Iran, which has endured the deadliest outbreak in the Middle East, authorities have imposed few restrictions ahead of the holiday aside from cancelling mass prayers in Tehran traditionally led by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)

Worshippers wearing protective face masks offer Eid al-Fitr prayers outside a mosque to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, May 24, 2020. Muslims worldwide celebrate one of their biggest holidays under the long shadow of the coronavirus, with millions confined to their homes and others gripped by economic concerns during what is usually a festive time of shopping and celebration. In Iran, which has endured the deadliest outbreak in the Middle East, authorities have imposed few restrictions ahead of the holiday aside from cancelling mass prayers in Tehran traditionally led by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)
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