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April 05, 2020 19:40
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March 10,2020Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani called for international intervention for the removal of the United States’ sanctions on Iran while the country is battling a growing coronavirus epidemic... -
March 10,2020Iran recorded 881 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, bringing the total number of infected people to 8,042, the Health Ministry announced. -
March 09,2020The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency called on Iran to cooperate immediately and fully with the nuclear watchdog, including by providing prompt access to locations it has... -
March 09,2020Syria's Idlib region could eventually experience sustainable peace in the future, if the recent ceasefire deal between Turkey and Russia is respected, an expert said. According to Hassan Hanizadeh... -
March 09,2020Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raeisi said around 70,000 prisoners across the country have been granted leave in the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak. -
March 09,2020Iran reported 43 more fatalities and 595 confirmed coronavirus patients on Monday, bringing the death toll to 237 and the infected to 7,161, the Health Ministry’s spokesperson announced. -
March 08,2020Iran has expressed readiness to enter “political talks” with the International Atomic Energy Agency to enhance “mutual understanding” after the United Nations nuclear watchdog issued a report... -
March 08,2020Health officials reported 49 new deaths caused by the coronavirus outbreak in Iran, bringing the total fatalities to 194, the second highest outside of China. -
March 04,2020Iran said a new report by the International Atomic Energy Agency shows the UN nuclear watchdog has kept up its monitoring and verification process inside the country concerning the 2015 nuclear... -
March 04,2020The number of patients infected with the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, reached 2,922 on Wednesday, including 92 who have died of the disease, health officials announced. -
March 04,2020The United States needs to remove restrictions on the trade of medical products if it is truthful about its offer of helping contain the new coronavirus outbreak in Iran, President Hassan Rouhani... -
March 03,2020Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei planted two fruit saplings in Tehran on Tuesday ahead of National Tree Planting Day and the beginning of Natural Resources Week on... -
March 03,2020Confirmed coronavirus cases in Iran surged to 2,336, the death toll to 77 and the recovered to 435, which figures are the highest among virus-hit countries outside China, health officials said. -
March 02,2020The World Health Organization dispatched a medical team to Iran for the first time since the outbreak of coronavirus in the country, as the number of confirmed cases surpassed 1,500 and the death... -
March 02,2020The United States has been the root cause of insecurity in Afghanistan and is now withdrawing its forces after 19 years of war because it has accepted its surrender, Iran's top diplomat said. -
March 02,2020The presence of foreign military forces in the sensitive Persian Gulf is unconstructive, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said following France's declaration this week that the military component of... -
March 01,2020With 170 new cases of the novel coronavirus reported in the northern province of Tehran, the most populated province has now taken the place of Qom as the epicenter of the rapid outbreak in Iran... -
March 01,2020Iran welcomes any initiative to help improve security conditions in Afghanistan, but maintains that only intra-Afghan talks can guarantee lasting peace in the war-torn country, the Iranian Foreign... -
March 01,2020Tehran Province registered the lowest turnout in the 11th parliamentary election while Kohgilouyeh-Boyerahmad Province saw the largest number of voters, according to data released by the Interior... -
March 01,2020World Health Organization’s Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Sunday that sanctions against Iran do not apply to emergencies and that Tehran would get all help it needed to fight... -
February 29,2020Qatar's emir said the Persian Gulf Arab state will not hesitate to assist Tehran in combating the coronavirus outbreak and they will support Iranian people and its government during these trying... -
February 29,2020A team of Chinese medical experts arrived in Tehran early Saturday with a new package of humanitarian aid to assist Iran in fighting the coronavirus outbreak. -
February 28,2020The government needs to continue efforts to pass the laws related to the standards of the Financial Action Task Force after the global watchdog placed Iran on its blacklist, an expert said. -
February 28,2020Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei praised Iranian health officials and personnel for their efforts to contain the novel coronavirus epidemic in the country. -
February 28,2020Iran's death toll due to the new coronavirus rose to 34, as Beijing sent its first batch of humanitarian assistance to Tehran and encouraged the country to stay strong.
