Tehran Times
 
Iran says deeply concerned as UN releases report on migrants held in U.S.
Iran has voiced concerns about a UN human rights report saying  that 1500 migrants are in jeopardy in U.S. detention centers during the coronavirus pandemic.

 
Agricultural, foodstuff exports bring Iran $5.8b of revenues in a year
Iran exported over $5.8 billion worth of agricultural and foodstuff products in the previous Iranian calendar year (ended on March 19), Head of Agriculture  Ministry’s Planning and Economic Affairs Department Shahrokh Shajari said.

 
Iran’s tourism incurs $1.2b loss due to coronavirus in 2 months: expert
It seems to be too early to estimate the full impact of the coronavirus outbreak on Iran’s travel industry, however, the head of the Association of Iranian Hoteliers says the industry has lost 53 trillion rials (about $1.2 billion) just over the past two months.

 
Calligraphy of Quranic verses embellishes Tehran exhibit
The Saba Art and Cultural Institute in Tehran is playing host to an exhibition of calligraphy of Quranic verses in various styles.

 
Mining sector accounts for 25% of Iran’s annual non-oil income
Iran’s Deputy Industry Mining, and Trade Minister Darioush Esmaili said the mining sector accounted for 25 percent of the country’s non-oil revenues in the past
Iranian calendar year (ended on March 19).


 
On the verge of oblivion? Meet stone lions deserted in southwest Iran
Some cultural heritage enthusiasts say that hundreds of stone lions, which were placed on top of the tombstones of brave and courageous people of Bakhtiari tribe in the past, are now on the verge of oblivion and even fading away.

 
U.S. faces tough, messy battle if it pushes plan to extend Iran arms embargo
In a report published by Reuters on Tuesday, it is said that the United States will face a tough, messy battle if it uses a threat to trigger a return of all United Nations sanctions on Iran as leverage to get the 15-member Security Council to extend and strengthen an arms embargo on Tehran, diplomats said.

 
U.S. behavior can endanger security in Persian Gulf, Rouhani says in call with Xi
President Hassan Rouhani told the Chinese leader late on Monday that the United States’ interfering behavior can endanger security and stability in the Persian Gulf.

 
Iranian MP says U.S. claims about satellite launch is ‘nonsense’
Alaeddin Boroujerdi, a veteran Iranian MP who sits on the Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, has said that the United States’ claims  about launch of a military satellite by Iran are “nonsense”.

 
Doctors from across the world condemn U.S. sanctions on Iran: ISNA
A number of doctors from various countries have sent a letter to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres condemning the United States’ sanctions when the world is fighting the coronavirus pandemic, ISNA reported on Tuesday.

 
OPCW report on Syria chemical attacks one-sided, biased: Iran
The Iranian Foreign Ministry has denounced as “one-sided” a recent report by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) about a series of suspected gas attacks in Syria’s western region of Hama in 2017.