Multiple senior Iranian officials have been diagnosed SARS-CoV-2 positive: deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi,[1] Vice President for Women and Family Affairs Masoumeh Ebtekar, Chairman of Parliament's National Security and Foreign Affairs Committee Mojtaba Zolnour,[2] head of emergency medical services Pirhossein Kolivand,[16] First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri, Minister of Cultural Heritage Ali Asghar Mounesan, Minister of Industry Reza Rahmani,[4] and member of Expediency Discernment Council Ali Akbar Velayati.[5] 23 members of the Iranian Parliament, around 8% of all MPs, were reported to have been infected by 3 March 2020.[19] Iran's first ambassador to the Vatican, Hadi Khosroshahi,[20] Member of Expediency Discernment Council Mohammad Mirmohammadi, diplomat Hossein Sheikholeslam, former MPs Fatemeh Rahbar and Mohammad-Reza Rahchamani[8] and IRGC's senior commander Nasser Shabani[9] also died from COVID-19.[15]