Iran official death toll around 17,000

The truth seems rather different

https://www.google.com/amp/s/en.radiofarda.com/amp/iran-coronavirus-deaths-three-times-more-than-official-figures—bbc-documents/30761188.html

 

https://www.ncr-iran.org/en/news/iran-coronavirus-update-over-81400-deaths-august-2-2020-600-pm-cest/

You can be sure many other countries are covering up their true death figures.