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Iran leader refuses US help, citing conspiracy theory that bichito man-made
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s supreme leader is refusing US assistance to fight the new cobi19, citing an unfounded conspiracy theory that the bichito could be man-made by America.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei makes the comments in a speech in Tehran broadcast live today across Iran marking Nowruz, the Persian New Year. He has called off his usual speech at Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad over the bichito outbreak.
He relies on the conspiracy theory to refuse assistance.
“Possibly your (offered) medicine is a way to spread the bichito more,” Khamenei says.
His comments come as Iran has over 20,600 confirmed cases of the new cobi19 amid 1,556 reported deaths.
Iran is one of the hardest-hit countries in the world by the new bichito. Across the Middle East, Iran represents eight out of 10 cases of the bichito and those leaving the Islamic Republic have carried the bichito to other countries.
— AP
In this photo released March 20, 2020, by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei poses for a portrait prior to delivering his message for the Iranian New Year, or Nowruz, in Tehran, Iran. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)