Tehran Times
 
‘Non-oil exports to be main driver of Iranian economy’
Iranian Industry, Mining and Trade Minister Reza Rahmani says non-oil export is going to be the main driver of the country’s economy in the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 19) and the ministry has it on the agenda to activate all the country’s exports capacities with a focus on private sector, IRNA reported.

 
Lebanon summons German amb. over Hezbollah designation
Lebanon’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants has summoned the German ambassador to the country over the designation of Hezbollah as a terrorist
organization by the German government.
Iran to support film adaptations of post-revolution literature
Iran’s Farabi Cinema Foundation has announced a plan to support film adaptations of the acclaimed stories published after the victory of the 1979 Islamic revolution.

 
Russia slams U.S. obstruction of IMF loan to Iran
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin has slammed the United States for obstructing Iran’s request to receive loan from the International Monetary Fund.

 
WHO, intel reject Trump, Pompeo’s claim that COVID-19 originated from Wuhan laboratory
The World Health Organization says the U.S. has provided no evidence to support U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that the coronavirus originated in a Chinese lab.

 
Inverted tulips adorn hillsides in central Iran
A bird sits on the top of an inverted tulip on the  hillside of Mount Golestan, central Khansar county, May 4, 2020.

 
U.S. cannot invoke snapback mechanism after JCPOA withdrawal: expert
Seyed Yaser Ziaee, an associate professor of international law from the University of Qom, says it is not possible for the United States to invoke snapback sanctions against Iran based on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which it abandoned in May 2018.

 
‘Germany blacklisted Hezbollah to serve Israel’s interests’
Jalil Rahimi Jahanabadi, chairman of the Majlis Judicial and Legal Committee, has said that Germany blacklisted Lebanon’s Hezbollah to serve the interests of the Zionist regime of Israel.

 
Zarif: JCPOA is part of Resolution 2231
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday that U.S. Secretary of States Mike Pompeo pretends UNSCR 2231 is independent from the 2015 nuclear deal, noting that the JCPOA is “PART of 2231”.

 
Rouhani, Abe discuss necessity of reducing tension in the world
President Hassan Rouhani and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe helda phone conversation on Tuesday discussing  the necessity of reducing tension in the world amid the coronavirus pandemic.