Iran’s military says it can detect coronavirus with magnetic fields
The National Interest | Matthew Petti: The Iranian military unveiled a scientifically-dubious device on Wednesday that could allegedly detect the novel coronavirus…
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Worst-case report: 75% of Iranians may contract coronavirus
Al-Monitor – In a grim estimate, a prestigious Tehran-based research center found that up to 75% of the Iranian population could test…
Coronavirus: National Museum of Iran hailed by online visitors
Iran Review – Art-and-history lovers welcomed an initiative launched by the National Museum of Iran to facilitate online visits during the Persian…
Photos: IRGC unveiling device for smart detection of COVID-19
MNA – Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) unveiled a homegrown device capable of detecting the coronavirus named “MOSTA’AN” on Wed. The unveiling…
Coronavirus death toll reaches 4,869 in Iran
IRNA – The head of Iran’s Health Ministry’s Public Relations Office said on Thursday that 77,995 people have been infected with the…
Iran fighting two viruses: Sanctions, COVID-19: President Rouhani
Tasnim – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that the country is currently facing and battling two viruses, namely the anti-Iran sanctions and…
Official: Iran ready to share experience with Turkey in coronavirus combat
FNA – Iranian Parliament Speaker’s Special Aide for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in a meeting with Turkish Ambassador to Tehran Derya Ors…
US stalling massive IMF liquidity boost over Iran, China – sources
Reuters | David Lawder, Andrea Shalal: U.S. opposition to opening new avenues of funding for Iran and China is preventing the International Monetary…
Tehran, Beijing vow to broaden cooperation in anti-coronavirus campaign
FNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in a phone conversation underlined the need to…
In a time of crisis, Iranians seek comfort, connection through music
Bourse and Bazaar | Khosro Kalbasi: Iran is enduring one of the world’s worst outbreaks of COVID-19. Over 73,000 infections have been…
Iran’s Envoy to Spain: Iran only country deprived of medicine imports due to US sanctions
Iranian Diplomacy – Iran’s ambassador to Spain said his country is the only state in the world that cannot buy medicine and…
Gold coin prices stable amid virus restrictions
Financial Tribune – Gold and gold coin prices were relatively stable on Tuesday in Tehran’s market, where gold and jewelry stores are…
Coronavirus resurging in Iran hotspots amid partial reopening
Al-Monitor – “We are playing a chess game with the coronavirus,” said Iranian Health Minister Saeed Namaki, speaking on the complications Iran…
Intl. oil market cornered by coronavirus, Iranian economy remains resilient: energy expert
Tehran Times | Haniyeh Sadat Jafariyeh: President of Vienna Energy Research Group believes the Iranian economy was oil-reliant but the country learnt,…
Other countries ponder when to reopen. Iran is already doing it.
The Washington Post | Jason Rezaian: Many leaders around the world are itching to resume normal life after the devastating economic effects…
Iran’s social security fund sells 10% of assets on stock market
Bloomberg – Iran will sell around 10% of holdings in one of its largest state-managed investment companies on the Tehran Stock Exchange…
IMF’s assessment of Iran funding request is ‘taking time’: official
Reuters – The International Monetary Fund is still assessing Iran’s request for $5 billion in emergency financing in a process which is…
Zarif lambastes US for defunding WHO
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister in a message on Wednesday criticized US for defunding the World Health Organization (WHO), saying US bullying…
Iran’s Rouhani forecasts bumper wheat output, says food supplies secure
Reuters – Iran expects to produce 14 million tonnes of wheat by March 2021, President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, adding that…
Lawmakers offer 20% of their wages to corona-affected people
MNA – Iranian parliamentarians have decided to allocate 20% of their next month’s salary to those families affected by the economic consequences…
Iranian Army medical personnel in front line of fight against COVID-19: Army cmdr.
IRNA – Over 11,000 Iranian Army medical personnel are in the front line of the country’s battle against the outbreak of the…
Iran can take back paid membership fee to IMF: MP
MNA – After the United States opposed the IMF loan grant to Iran, a member of the Iranian Parliament’s Plan and Budget…
Iran’s Top Banker: IMF loan unconditional
Tasnim – The loan that Iran has asked the International Monetary Fund for in order to deal with the coronavirus outbreak is…
Coronavirus keeps Iran’s nomads from rolling pastures amid ban
Press TV – Iran is about to extend a ban on the migration of its nomads to protect them from the novel…
Iran’s President predicts positive economic growth, good year ahead
Tasnim – President Hassan Rouhani said Iran is going to have a good year as all predictions suggest that the country’s economic…
IMF predicts lower contraction for Iran economy after pandemic
Press TV – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expected that the Iranian economy would do better in the wake of the…
Sen. Murphy: Trump’s Iran policy could cause ‘the Death of Innocent People’ by coronavirus
The National Interest – The senator warned that humanitarian exemptions are not wide enough. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) warned on Monday that…
Chicken consumption halved
Financial Tribune – There has been a 50% decline in chicken consumption in Iran following the outbreak of the new coronavirus in…
Dramatic decline in overflights
Financial Tribune – Following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, overflights have reduced to an average of 110 per day, an official…
Iran launching largest plant for face masks in West Asia
Press TV – Iran is launching the largest face mask plant in West Asia as authorities aim to exponentially increase production capacity…
Iran trying to gain access to unfrozen assets to fight virus
Bloomberg – Iran is seeking to gain access to $1.6 billion in assets that had been frozen in Luxembourg to help fight…
Concerns over corona rampaging through public transportation
Financial Tribune – Social distancing is almost impossible in a crowded city like Tehran, unless more buses and taxis are added to…
Tehran billboards pay tribute to Iranian health workers fighting coronavirus
Press TV – Iran uses billboards to pay tribute to Iranian health workers on the forefront of the fight against coronavirus, and…
Why sanctions on Iran must end
Press TV | Yasir Ali Mirza: Iran is among the worst-hit countries affected by the novel Coronavirus pandemic. As per the World…
Iran vows to protect people from virus economic impact
AFP | Ahmad Parhizi: Iran vowed Monday to protect its people from the economic impact of the novel coronavirus as the official…
Gov’t programs to help businesses affected by coronavirus: Rouhani
MNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday announced the details of the coronavirus rescue package which has been provisioned to help…
Serbian Speaker: Iran to pass coronavirus crisis successfully
IRNA – President of the National Assembly of Serbia Maja Gojković in a message to her Iranian counterpart Ali Larijani wished good-health…
Judiciary chief hails IRGC efforts for people’s welfare
MNA – Iran’s Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi lauded the great efforts made by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) in…
MPs mulling over allocation of their wages to anti-coronavirus purposes
MNA – An Iranian lawmaker informed that in an open session on Tuesday, MPs have conferred on allocation of one month of…
Iranian, Indian FMs discuss COVID-19 on phone
MNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar held a phone conversation on Mon.…