US has taken hostage health of 83 million Iranians: Rouhani
MNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani condemned the unjust sanctions imposed by the United States against Iran which is affecting the civilians.…
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Iran COVID-19 update: 3117 new cases, 64 deaths in 24 hours
MNA – The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has infected 3117 people and claimed 64 lives in Iran in the past 24 hours,…
Georgia closes borders with Iran for unknown reasons
Financial Tribune – After a short uplift following the reopening of border crossings, transit between Iran and Georgia has been suspended again,…
Iran risks second coronavirus wave if people ignore restrictions – minister
Reuters – Iran could face a second, stronger wave of novel coronavirus infections if people ignore guidance and social distancing rules, health…
Pandemic causes 3-fold surge in freight rate between Iran, Qatar
Press TV – Iranian exporters say freight shipping rates to Qatar have surged by up to three times as a result of…
On the US failed strategy on Iran
Iranian Diplomacy – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed in a recent TV interview that there was a “scientific consensus” about…
Covid-19 inflicts losses on Iran’s biggest pension fund
Financial Tribune – The Social Security Organization, Iran’s biggest pension fund, was hit particularly hard by the coronavirus pandemic because on the…
Deputy Health Minister: 12% of outpatient coronavirus tests positive in Iran
FNA – Iranian Deputy Health Minister Alireza Rayeesi said on Sunday that test results of nearly 200,000 coronavirus outpatients have shown that…
Iran to export COVID-19 instant saliva test kits
Tasnim – An Iranian knowledge-based company is going to export a homegrown test kit that allows rapid detection of the novel coronavirus…
Official: 63 more Iranians die from coronavirus over past 24 hours
IRNA – Head of Iran’s Health Ministry Public Relations Office Kianoush Jahanpour said on Sunday that 63 more coronavirus deaths were reported…
German FM makes unfounded claims about Iranian govt.’s pressure on media regarding COVID-19
MNA – Some European governments have gone beyond planting opportunistic elements to put pressure on the Iranian media and government regarding the…
Foreign countries using Iranian aI-assisted software for COVID-19 diagnosis
Tasnim – Several African, American and European countries have employed an Iranian smart software that helps physicians diagnose the novel coronavirus with…
Mosques in Iran to resume daily prayers, president says
Reuters – Government employees went back to work in Iran on Saturday and President Hassan Rouhani said mosques are to resume daily…
Iran coronavirus update: 2,819 infections, 50 deaths in past 24 hours
MNA – The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has infected 2,819 people and claimed 50 lives in Iran in the past 24 hours,…
Tehran housing market emerges from holiday stagnation
Financial Tribune – A total of 11,569 homes were sold in Tehran from April 20 to May 20, the second month of…
Some 63 more Iranians die from coronavirus over past 24 hours
IRNA – Head of Iran’s Health Ministry Public Relations Office Kianoush Jahanpour said on Thursday that 63 more Iranians died from coronavirus…
Iran reopens holy shrines amid easing of coronavirus restrictions
Al-Monitor – Closed since mid-March, the religious sites are opening their doors with social distancing measures in place. More than two months…
Some 56 more Iranians die from coronavirus over past 24 hours
IRNA – Head of Iran’s Health Ministry Public Relations Office Kianoush Jahanpour said on Wednesday that 56 more Iranians died from coronavirus…
Iran registers minimum figure of daily Covid-19 death toll: health official
MNA – By the present day, the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has infected 137,724 people and claimed 7,451 lives in Iran, a…
Photos: Ceremony to open Imam Reza holy shrine in Mashhad
ISNA | Mohsen Esmaeilzadeh: A ceremony was held on Sunday night at Imam Reza (PBUH) holy shrine in Mashhad to mark the…
Rouhani stresses efforts to curb inflation, coronavirus
IRNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani stressed the relevant organizations’ efforts to control coronavirus and inflation on separate phone calls with the…
Iranian 107-year-old woman recovers from coronavirus – Fars
Reuters – A 107-year-old Iranian woman who was infected with the new coronavirus has recovered, Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency reported on…
Iran, Turkey presidents call for reopening air, land borders
IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani said in a phone call with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday that the air…
Photos: Eid al-Fitr prayers in Tehran
ISNA | Abdolvahed Mirzazade, Mona Hoobehfekr, Farzad Khabooshani, Erfan Khoshkhoo, Majid Khahi & Rouhollah Vahdati: Eid al-Fitr prayers, marking the end of…
Iran says coronavirus immunity is ‘not certain’
Al-Monitor – Iranian Health Ministry officials have warned against traveling during Eid al-Fitr. Iran’s Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour spoke to reporters…
Photos: People of Tabriz carry 200-meter Palestine flag on Quds Day
ISNA | Maryam Ebrahime: In a symbolic act on the occasion of the International Quds Day, the people of Tabriz carried the…
Iran COVID-19 update: 1,869 new cases, 59 deaths
MNA – The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has infected 1,869 people and claimed 59 lives in Iran in the past 24 hours, a…
Iran to reopen religious, cultural sites – president
Reuters – Iran on Saturday moved to open businesses, religious and cultural sites as it eases restrictions imposed to contain the coronavirus…
Iran records 2,311 new cases, 51 deaths on Friday
MNA – As of Friday, the total number of coronavirus cases in Iran has passed 131,600, of whom 7,300 have lost their…
Iran marks annual Al Quds rally online due to coronavirus
Tasnim – Iran is marking annual Quds Day rally in an online event rather than marching through the streets to avoid the…
Iran says 10,000 of its health workers infected with coronavirus
Reuters – Around 10,000 Iranian health workers have been infected with the new coronavirus, the semi-official ILNA news agency quoted the deputy…
US unlawful sanctions threaten global public health: envoy
MNA – Iran’s Permanent Representative to the UN office in Geneva said that the US unlawful sanctions threaten global public health. He…
Sanctions, coronavirus cannot stop Iran’s production: Rouhani
MNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that the American virus and coronavirus can not stop Iran in the production field despite…
2,392 new coronavirus infections confirmed in Iran: spokseman
MNA – According to Iranian Health Ministry Spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour, 2,392 new coronavirus cases and 66 deaths have been confirmed in Iran…
Iran appeals to people not to travel for Eid holiday to avoid COVID-19 spike
Reuters – Iran’s top health official appealed to Iranians to avoid travelling during the Eid al-Fitr religious holiday later this month to…
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to stay out of prison until Iran decides on fate
The Guardian | Patrick Wintour: British-Iranian told she can remain on release pending decision on granting clemency The British-Iranian dual national Nazanin…
Iran cancels anti-Israeli rallies over pandemic fears
Al-Monitor – A fresh spike in coronavirus transmissions has forced Iranian officials to cancel a state-organized annual march against Israel. After several…
Official: Some 64 more Iranians die from COVID19 over past 24 hours
IRNA – Head of Iranian Health Ministry’s Public Relations Office Kianoush Jahanpour said on Wednesday that some 64 more Iranians died from…
President: Iran on verge of COVID-19 containment
Tasnim – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani praised the tireless efforts of the medical workers after outbreak of the novel coronavirus, saying the…
Iranian minister orders reopening of outdoor recreational centers
Tasnim – Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Ali-Asghar Mounesan ordered the reopening of open-air recreational centers, parks and mountaineering…