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President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that some 25 million Iranians may have been infected with coronavirus, as Iran re-imposed restrictions in the capital and elsewhere. The figure, from a report Rouhani cited in a televised speech, was far higher than Saturday’s official figure for infections of 271,606, and corresponds to more than 30% of Iran’s 80 million population. Rouhani’s office said the number of infections was based on an “estimated scenario” from a health ministry research report. Iran has been the Middle East country hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, with infections and deaths rising sharply since restrictions were eased, beginning in mid-April//Reuters