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August 04, 2020 20:10
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August 04,2020Iran’s new daily Covid-19 cases climbed to a two-month high on Monday, as the number of its counties on red alert reached a staggering 170, health officials announced. -
August 04,2020Iran’s top diplomat said miscalculations and significant mistakes by world powers over the past decades are the prime cause of the surge in extremism in West Asia. -
August 03,2020Europeans share the same views as the United States about the extension of Iran’s arms embargo, despite their claim of remaining fully committed to the agreement, an analyst said. -
August 03,2020The timing of impending national tests and the start of the new school year have become a point of contention among Iranian officials, prompting Health Minister Saeed Namaki to attend a... -
August 02,2020President Hassan Rouhani underlined Iran’s determination to expand relations with Afghanistan in a phone conversation with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday. -
August 02,2020The recent rise in coronavirus cases in Iran pushed its total death toll to over 17,000 on Sunday, as the country’s tourist hotspots reported a surge in infections. -
August 01,2020Iran is to implement stringent coronavirus-related health protocols in the midst of a second wave that has infected over 70,000 in the past month. -
August 01,2020President Hassan Rouhani held phone conversations with the top authorities of regional Muslim countries on Saturday to discuss ways of expanding bilateral ties. -
July 31,2020Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said the United States’ sanctions cannot be overcome by surrendering to Washington, but through strong reliance on domestic... -
July 31,2020Iran’s Covid-19 tally rose past the 300,000 threshold on Friday, as its national taskforce began to broaden the scope of lockdown measures in its worst-hit regions. -
July 31,2020Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani stressed the need for development of mutual ties, saying Doha has invariably attached importance to promotion of relations and cooperation with Tehran... -
July 29,2020Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei stressed the growing need for unity among all Muslim communities, saying that most ideals of Islam will not be achieved without... -
July 29,2020Critically ill coronavirus patients in Iran topped 4,000 on Wednesday, as a second wave of infections continued its relentless spread across the country. -
July 29,2020It is essential for Iran to adopt a realistic and multipolar approach to international relations and expand ties with both the East and the West, according to an expert on international affairs... -
July 28,2020Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the international order has been experiencing a transition and will not be a Western-oriented anymore. -
July 28,2020Following two days of falling fatalities, Iran logged its highest single-day spike in coronavirus deaths as the country’s most populous province declared a state of emergency, heath officials said... -
July 27,2020Iran has informed members of the United Nations Security Council that the extension of arms embargo against the country is not acceptable to the Islamic Republic and would receive its firm response... -
July 27,2020The number of severely ill Covid-19 patients in intensive care units hit an all-time high in Iran on Monday, with 3,819 occupied beds, health officials said. -
July 26,2020Inadequate public transport infrastructure in Tehran Province has reduced the effectiveness of facemask wearing and contributed to soaring coronavirus infections, the province’s governor general... -
July 25,2020In an open letter to Iran’s Health Minister Saeed Namaki, the head of Tehran’s Coronavirus Taskforce called for helping half of government employees in the capital Tehran pursue teleworking amid... -
July 25,2020The United Nations stressed that all countries must respect the safety of civilian flights, referring to the recent harassment of an Iranian passenger plane by American fighter jets. -
July 24,2020The Iranian Mission to the United Nations said Tehran will send a note of protest to the world body’s Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the UN Security Council over the threatening move by a... -
July 24,2020Coronavirus patients and deaths are on the rise in Iran, as overall fatalities crossed 15,000 on Friday and the caseload climbed to 286,000, health officials announced. -
July 24,2020Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif rejected the European countries’ offers of compromise on the complete removal of the United Nations arms embargo on Iran as required by the 2015 nuclear deal,... -
July 22,2020Strategic relations between Iran and Iraq will help thwart the United States’ plans to weaken Tehran’s regional role, according to an analyst.
