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Re:In Tehran by epsters on Wednesday February 04, 2026 @02:13PM (#46890272)
>Iranian Ministry of Health officials have put the number at ~30k.

Iran official figures put it around ~3k actually.

https://x.com/araghchi/status/2014688298472460563

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Re:In Tehran by margalabargala on Wednesday February 04, 2026 @02:41PM (#46890608)
That was 4 days before the link I posted.

That said it's been pointed out to me that my link is statements by anonymous government officials, which is not the same thing as "official Iranian government numbers".

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