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  • President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday called on committees within the National Coronavirus Taskforce to put forward their proposals on stricter supervision of Covid-19 regulations and imposition…

  • The International Atomic Energy Agency has inspected the second of two suspected sites in Iran, as agreed with Tehran last month in a deal that ended a standoff over access, the agency said on…

  • The number of Covid-19 fatalities in Iran jumped by over 1,000 in less than a week to reach 26,000 on Wednesday, health officials announced. According to Health Ministry’s Spokeswoman Sima…

  • An official with Iran’s Health Ministry has called for serious intervention by authorities to curb coronavirus transmissions, as the country’s large cities reported a third wave of infections.…

  • President Hassan Rouhani called for promotion of economic relations with European states, stressing that bilateral trade should not be affected by the “illegal” and “unilateral” US sanctions.

  • Monday’s tally of coronavirus cases pushed Iran’s total near the 450,000 mark, as a third wave of infections is challenging the country’s healthcare system. Some 3,500 newly identified patients…

  • No negotiations are underway between Iran and the United States, and there will be no such dialogue in the future, a senior Iranian diplomat said in response to a report about secret talks…

  • President Hassan Rouhani warned of the adverse consequences of the United States’ military presence in the region, saying all regional countries are obligated to expel American troops. 

  • Iran’s Health Ministry said 30 of the country’s 31 provinces are either in red zone or in an alarming state, with the number of red counties climbing by 54% in the past week alone. Out of 31…

  • Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations said the United States’ return to the 2015 nuclear deal would only be accepted with preconditions.  In an interview with BBC, Majid…

  • Tehran dismissed an American envoy’s accusation of Iran’s destructive role in Afghan peace efforts, describing it as “irresponsible” and a sign of the United States’ lack of adequate…

  • In the face of an ongoing third wave of Covid-19 infections, President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday delegated authority to provinces to reimpose lockdown measures and announced that violators of…

  • Iraq’s top diplomat is in Tehran to discuss bilateral relations and latest developments in the Middle East with Iranian officials. Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein arrived in the Iranian…

  • Russia’s foreign minister said Moscow roundly rejects an ongoing effort by Washington to permanently extend a UN arms embargo on Tehran, which is to expire next month.

  • The United States’ maximum pressure campaign on Iran has so far failed, France’s president said on Tuesday. He also dismissed US efforts to restore UN sanctions against Tehran because…

  • President Hassan Rouhani said any administration after the November elections in the United States will have no choice but to surrender to the resilience of the Iranian nation. 

  • An official with the Health Ministry called for remote working and asked authorities to penalize anyone who takes non-essential trips in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak, as a third wave is…

  • In his centerpiece address to the historic and unprecedented 75th session of the UN General Assembly, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday appealed for global solidarity to overcome the…

  • The United States’ decision to restore new sanctions on Iran has no practical effect and only proves its desperation, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations said on Tuesday.  “It is a…

  • Iran’s overnight Covid-19 cases hit a record high of over 3,700 on Tuesday, as a third wave of infections continued its relentless spread across the country. The 3,712 newly identified cases…

  • Iran on Monday registered its highest single-day rise in coronavirus infections in over three months with 3,341 new cases, second only to early June’s 3,500 when the second wave of the deadly…

  • Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said Iran’s heroic defense during the eight-year war with Iraq brought security as a reward since it proved to the world the huge…

  • The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency expressed hope about the improvement of cooperation with Tehran while reporting on Iran’s latest nuclear activities at the regular…

  • Head of Tehran’s coronavirus taskforce called for the government’s “serious intervention” to assist the key province in confronting a third wave of Covid-19 infections. Pointing to the very…

  • United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council on Saturday he cannot take any action on a US declaration that all UN sanctions on Iran had been reimposed because “…