Intel: US comes out against emergency COVID-19 IMF loan for Iran
Al-Monitor | Bryant Harris: The United States opposes Iran’s request for a $5 billion emergency loan request from the International Monetary Fund…
Tag Archives: COVID-19
Magic bullet for Covid-19? Scientists look to century-old plasma treatment, but there are some big ‘BUTS’
RT – As the world seeks a Covid-19 panacea, treating patients with plasma harvested from those who have recovered from the virus…
Iran to pay loans to 4m households to repair COVID-19 outbreak damages
IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday that the government has plans to pay loans to 4 million low-income Iranian households…
Poll: Income of 70% of Tehran residents declines due to COVID-19
Financial Tribune – The coronavirus outbreak has reduced the income of 70% of households living in the capital city, an opinion poll…
Controlling COVID-19 possible through taking collective responsibility: Iran’s official
IRNA – Head of Iran’s Health Ministry’s Public Relations Office Kianoush Jahanpour said on Sunday that every global epidemic could be controlled…
How will the COVID-19 crisis impact US-Iran tensions?
Al-Monitor | Hamed A. Kermani: In the more than three months since it first was reported in China, the novel coronavirus has…
Tough measures to be taken to contain coronavirus outbreak: Pres. Rouhani
MNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that stricter measures will be taken in the country to combat coronavirus, also known as…
Iran voices readiness to share scientific experience with world to fight COVID-19 pandemic
MNA – Minister of Science, Research and Technology Mansour Gholami said that Iran is ready to share its experiences and scientific findings…
Zarif: US impeding global fight against COVID-19
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message praised the global campaign for lifting sanctions, saying the US is…
Iran coronavirus updates: 21,638 cases, 1685 deaths, 7,913 recovered
MNA – As of Sunday, the death toll from the novel coronavirus outbreak, officially known as COVID-19, in Iran has risen to…
Tehran shuts down commercial centers to contain COVID-19
MNA – All commercial centers across capital Tehran, except for those related to food supplies and pharmacies, have been ordered to close…
COVID-19 infects 50 Iranians every hour
IRNA – About 50 Iranians are being infected by the deadly COVID-19 per hour, a senior official at the Ministry of Health…
Rouhani denies COVID-19 infections announced with delay
Iran Front Page – Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has defended his government’s response to the new coronavirus outbreak, dismissing as “propaganda” the…
Iran’s FM, Swedish, South African counterparts discuss COVID-19 outbreak
Tasnim – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Swedish and South African counterparts, Ann Linde and Naledi Pandor, in separate…
On Iranian nation’s model of containing COVID-19
MNA – The Iranian approach to fight the novel coronavirus seems to be a bit different from the rest of the world…
COVID-19 likely a biological warfare: Iran MP
MNA – An Iranian lawmaker said the Parliament Security Commission and the Foreign Ministry will address the possibility of a biological warfare…
Teachers adapting to remote teaching as COVID-19 shuts schools
Iran Front Page – As schools remain shut down in Iran due to the outbreak of COVID-19 disease, teachers began using social…
COVID-19 defers runoff parliamentary vote in Iran
Tasnim – Iran’s Guardian Council agreed on Sunday to postpone the runoff election for the parliamentary seats until September due to the…
US sanctions impeding Iran’s efforts to fight Covid-19, says envoy
MNA – Iran’s envoy to the United Nations pointed to the necessity of lifting unilateral US sanctions as they are hampering efforts…
Iran COVID-19 updates: 10,075 infections, 429 deaths
MNA – Health Ministry Spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said on Thursday that the number of coronavirus patients in Iran has climbed to 10,075,…
Iran COVID-19 updates: 9,000 infections, 354 deaths
MNA – Health Ministry Spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said on Wednesday that the number of confirmed cases has climbed to 9,000. Based on…
Leader agrees to consider diseased medical staff in COVID-19 combat as ‘martyrs’
MNA – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has agreed to a proposal to consider “as martyrs” those who have…
Iran Gov’t remedial measures to soften COVID-19 impact
Financial Tribune – Government officials have put forth a range of measures to lessen the detrimental impact of the new coronavirus outbreak…
Iran’s imports rise, exports dip amid COVID-19 outbreak
Financial Tribune – A total of 1.71 million tons of non-oil goods worth $1.91 billion were imported into Iran from Feb. 18,…
70,000 get prison furlough in Iran amid COVID-19 outbreak
Tasnim – Iran’s Judiciary Chief Hojatoleslam Ebrahim Raeisi said around 70,000 prisoners across the country have been granted leave in the wake…
Photos: Tehran disinfects streets to protect against COVID-19
ISNA | Mohammadali Ghasemi, Majid Khahi & Mona Hoobehfekr: Disinfectors targeted a major taxi rank in the Iranian capital Tehran. Iran has…
Tehran disinfects streets to protect against COVID-19
Euronews – Disinfectors targeted a major taxi rank in the Iranian capital Tehran. Iran has been one of the worst-hit countries by…
Death toll of COVID-19 reaches 124 in Iran with 4,747 infections
MNA – According to a senior official in Iran’s health ministry on Friday, the death toll from the coronavirus outbreak, officially known…
COVID-19 outbreak worsens Iran’s business conditions
Financial Tribune – The last month of the Iranian year has always represented growth in business activity, but the absence of such…
Number of recoveries from COVID-19 in Iran far more than infections: Health Minister
Tasnim – Iran’s Minister of Health Saeed Namaki said the number of patients recovering from the novel coronavirus in the country is…
First coronavirus death reported in Iraq — media
TASS – The first death from the novel coronavirus has been recorded in Iraq, the Rudaw TV channel reported, citing local authorities.…
India bars entry of its nationals from Iran over lack of COVID-19 testing
Tasnim – The New Delhi government has refused to grant entry to its nationals returning from Iran out of fear of the…
Iran Foreign Ministry outlines measures in battle with COVID-19
Tasnim – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi expounded on the latest measures taken by the ministry in close cooperation and…
COVID-19, air pollution endanger lives in Tehran
Financial Tribune – Scientists and medical professionals argue that there is a potential link between long-term exposure to air pollution and compromised…
US coronavirus death toll climbs to six as virus spreads world-wide
The Wall Street Journal | Jennifer Calfas, Jim Carlton and Lucy Craymer: Four new deaths linked to the coronavirus have been reported…
Louvre museum closes over workers’ coronavirus fears
Euronews – Visitors were unable to enter Paris’s iconic Louvre Museum on Sunday after it was closed over coronavirus fears. The gates…
US offered help to combat COVID-19 in Iran ‘suspicious’: Mousavi
MNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi said the Islamic Republic is suspicious of the US’ offer to help Iran fight…
As Iran’s leaders contract coronavirus, doubts emerge over national tally
The Wall Street Journal | Sune Engel Rasmussen and Aresu Eqbali: Coronavirus infections among Iran’s senior leaders are raising questions over the…
Did US sanctions on Iran help coronavirus spread undetected?
The National Interest | Matthew Petti: The U.S. Treasury is now allowing some humanitarian trade but it may not be enough—and the…
IRGC sets up base for fight against coronavirus
Tasnim – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has established a base as part of the efforts to contain the novel coronavirus…