Iran’s vice president has coronavirus; Was seen seated with president

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Iran’s vice president has coronavirus; Was seen seated with president

by WorldTribune Staff, February 28, 2020 Vice President for Women and Family Affairs Masoumeh Ebtekar, known as “Screaming Mary,” is the latest Iranian government official to be diagnosed with coronavirus, reports say. Earlier this week, Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi and member of parliament Mahmud Sadagi announced that they were infected with the disease. Ebtekar, […]

Iran minister causes uproar by shaking hands with female German official

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Iran minister causes uproar by shaking hands with female German official

by WorldTribune Staff, October 10, 2016 A handshake between female officials from Iran and Germany caused an uproar in Iranian media and social media because Iranians said the lesbian German official “looks like a man.” The hand contact occurred on Oct. 6 in Berlin when Iranian Vice President and head of Environmental Protection Organization Masoumeh […]