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Leader is an �excellent strategist�, �world-renown diplomat�, says Foreign Ministry spokesman
Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi has praised Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as a �world-renown diplomat� and an �excellent
strategist�, saying the Leader has a deep understanding of the world.

 
The Observer view on Britain�s relationship with Saudi Arabia
Dramatic falls in global oil prices are the result, primarily, of collapsing demand due to the coronavirus pandemic. Other factors predating the crisis are also at work: this year�s price-cutting war between Saudi Arabia and Russia, overproduction resulting in crude oil surpluses and a chronic lack of storage capacity.

 
Nearly $8b paid to SMEs, semifinished projects in a year
Iran�s Ministry of Industry, Mining and Trade�s data show that 335.77 trillion rials (about $7.99 billion) has been paid to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and semi-finished industrial projects with an over 60 percent physical progress during the previous Iranian calendar year (ended on March 19).

 
Charity foundation to launch 30 health centers in deprived areas
Barekat Charity Foundation, affiliated to the Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam also known as Setad-e Ejraiy-e Farman-e Hazrat-e Emam, will build 30 health centers in deprived and rural areas of the country, IRNA reported on Sunday.

 
Javad Bakhtiari designs medal of appreciation for nurses
Calligrapher and painter Javad Bakhtiari has designed a medal of appreciation for the nurses who are saving people�s lives during the battle with coronavirus in the country.

 
Iran to reopen mosques in low-risk areas
President Hassan Rouhani announced on Sunday that mosques will reopen in 132 regions designated as white under a color-coded system after being� consistently free of the new coronavirus.

 
Iran condemns any destabilizing action in Iraq
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi on Sunday condemned any action in Iraq which weakens stability and peace in the country.

 
International Quds Day to be different with Leader�s live speech
An official with the Coordination Council of Islamic Propagation Organization said Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei will deliver a speech on the occasion of the International Quds Day corresponding with May 22.

 
U.S. attempts to establish itself as JCPOA participant have no legal basis: Iran
Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran�s ambassador to the Vienna-based international organizations, has said that the United States� attempts to establish itself as a participant to the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the JCPOA, have no legal grounds.

 
�U.S. attempt to present itself as JCPOA participant proves paradox in its foreign policy�
Dennis Jett, a former U.S. diplomat, has said that the United States� attempt to present itself as a participant to the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, proves paradox in Washington�s foreign policy.

 
Germany has blacklisted Hezbollah under U.S. pressure: MP
Alaeddin Boroujerdi, a member of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, has said that Germany blacklisted Lebanon�s Hezbollah under pressure from the United States.

 
Russia say U.S. attempt to extend arms embargo on Iran will reach nowhere
Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia�s permanent representative to the Vienna-based international organizations, has said that the United States� attempt to extend arms
embargo on Iran will reach nowhere.