Iran: Council Member Close to Supreme Leader Dies From Virus

A member of a council that advises Iran’s supreme leader died Monday after falling sick from the new coronavirus, state radio reported, becoming the first top official to succumb to the illness that is affecting members of the Islamic Republic’s leadership. Expediency Council member Mohammad Mirmohammadi died at a Tehran hospital of the virus, state radio said. He was 71. The council advises Khamenei, as well as settles disputes between the supreme leader and Parliament. His death comes as other top officials have contracted the virus in...