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Iran national news, Read the latest political headlines from Iran, including news on the Majlis, parliament affairs, international diplomacy, foreign ministry and government ministries.
January 12, 2021 21:13
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November 30,2020Health Minister Saeed Namaki on Monday said infections are set to peak once again during winter and urged against toleration of Covid-19 protocol violations. -
November 30,2020The Joint Commission of Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal is slated to hold a meeting in Vienna Austria, on Dec. 16 at the level of deputy ministers and political directors. -
November 29,2020The Iranian Parliament on Sunday passed a double-urgency motion for the bill on “strategic measures for the removal of sanctions”. -
November 29,2020President Hassan Rouhani offered condolences on the demise of senior Iranian cleric and politician, Hojjatoleslam Seyyed Mohammad Ali Shahidi, in a message on Sunday. -
November 29,2020With Iran’s daily coronavirus death toll remaining below 400 for the second consecutive day, Health Minister Saeed Namaki called the decline “a valuable accomplishment”, but urged the people not to... -
November 29,2020Last month’s coronavirus-related protocols introduced in 89 counties across Iran have significantly reduced transmission rates, President Hassan Rouhani said, boosting optimism over the effect of... -
November 29,2020Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Saturday has called on the authorities to prosecute those who assassinated a prominent Iranian scientist and continue the martyr’s... -
November 27,2020Iran’s tally of Covid-19 infections surged past 900,000, as the country reported its largest single-day jump in cases on Friday, prompting the government to further tighten restrictions to stem the... -
November 26,2020The recent lockdown measures adopted in the capital has thinned out the city’s overcrowded public transit, the head of Tehran’s Coronavirus Taskforce said. -
November 24,2020Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei called on Iranian officials to focus their efforts on nullifying the effects of sanctions instead of seeking their removal, as it has... -
November 24,2020Iran plans to procure 18 million doses of a Covid-19 vaccine from one of the three international manufacturers who have so far reported their product to be highly effective against the infectious... -
November 24,2020Iran’s Health Ministry on Monday recorded over 450 deaths caused by SARS-CoV-2 in one day, pushing the national toll past 45,000, as the country entered the third day of nationwide restrictions to... -
November 22,2020Iran’s National Coronavirus Taskforce on Saturday began to impose strict travel restrictions and closed down non-essential businesses as part of efforts to stem the disease.
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November 21,2020The administration of the United States President Donald Trump has imposed a new set of sanctions on Iran in a last-ditch attempt to ramp up economic pressure on Tehran before he leaves office in... -
November 21,2020Iran’s permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna said calling on Iran to return to full compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal while it is deprived of its legitimate benefits... -
November 21,2020Iran’s Foreign Ministry condemned the recent United Nations resolution drafted by Canada about the country’s human rights situation as “unacceptable and lacking legal credibility”. -
November 21,2020Iran begins to enforce localized lockdown across the country on Saturday to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus, as cases and deaths continue to climb. -
November 19,2020Confirmed cases of the coronavirus outbreak in Iran exceeded 800,000 on Wednesday, as the government prepared to impose a large-scale lockdown to stem the spread of the contagion. -
November 19,2020Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran would immediately return to full compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal after the United States resumes its adherence to the UN Security Council... -
November 19,2020Hesameddin Ashena, an adviser to Iranian president, stressed the importance of "non-intervention of trans-regional powers" in the Nagorno-Karabakh crisis. -
November 19,2020Mohammad Ebrahim Taherian, the special representative of Iranian foreign minister, held talks with the Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Mohammad Haneef Atmar in Kabul on Wednesday. -
November 19,2020Any attack on Iran by the United States would face a “crushing” response, Iran’s government spokesman said on Tuesday, following reports US President Donald Trump asked for options for a strike on... -
November 18,2020The foreign ministers of Iran and the United Kingdom discussed bilateral cooperation within the framework of the 2015 nuclear deal in a phone conversation on Monday. -
November 17,2020With the date for the lockdown of 150 cities across Iran fast approaching, Health Minister Saeed Namaki on Tuesday warned that the next two weeks are pivotal in “the history of the nation’s fight... -
November 18,2020Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations said the UN Security Council is falling short of legitimacy and credibility, calling for reforms in the council.
