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Cars drive in Vali-e-Asr St. which usually has congested traffic in northern Tehran, Iran, Friday, March 20, 2020, on the first day of Iranian New Year, called Nowruz, or "New Day" in Farsi, the Persian holiday marking the the spring equinox. The new coronavirus has cut into the ancient Nowruz and has further slowed the Islamic Republic's economy. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Cars drive in Vali-e-Asr St. which usually has congested traffic in northern Tehran, Iran, Friday, March 20, 2020, on the first day of Iranian New Year, called Nowruz, or "New Day" in Farsi, the Persian holiday marking the the spring equinox. The new coronavirus has cut into the ancient Nowruz and has further slowed the Islamic Republic's economy. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

March 20, 2020

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Iran's leaders take upbeat tone even as virus deaths climb
March 20, 2020 4:36 p.m.

Iran's leaders take upbeat tone even as virus deaths climb

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's leaders vowed to overcome the coronavirus outbreak in upbeat messages marking the Persian New Year on Friday, even as the Health Ministry announced 149 more fatalities, bringing the country's death toll to 1,433.