In Iran , multiple senior official were diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 positive among them being the First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri , Minister of Cultural Heritage Ali Asghar Mounesan and Minister of Industry Reza Rahmani .
Multiple senior Iranian officials have been diagnosed SARS-CoV-2 positive : deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi , Vice President for Women and Family Affairs Masoumeh Ebtekar , Chairman of Parliament 's National Security and Foreign Affairs Committee Mojtaba Zolnour , and head of emergency medical services Pirhossein Kolivand .
2020 coronavirus pandemic in Iran