![Iranian health officials have warned that high levels of pollution will exacerbate the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, which has already caused more deaths in Iran than in any other country in the Middle East [Majid Asgaripour-Reuters]](https://www.today.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/13202519-218x150.jpg "Iran’s smog, blackouts made worse by power-sapping crypto mining")
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Iran’s smog, blackouts made worse by power-sapping crypto mining
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