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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.
September 29, 2020 19:44
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August 12,2020New confirmed coronavirus infections and fatalities pushed Iran’s caseload to over 333,600 and its countrywide death toll to 18,988, a health official said. -
August 12,2020Iran’s conservative-dominated parliament voted against President Hassan Rouhani’s pick for the post of industries, mining and trade minister in its Wednesday session. -
August 11,2020Iran is expected to postpone its annual university entrance test for the second time, as authorities in charge of holding the test have found it impossible to implement the Health Ministry’s last-... -
August 11,2020US President Donald Trump will not achieve any success in reaching an agreement with Iran so long as its continues its policy of maximum pressure against Tehran, a senior government official said... -
August 10,2020Iran reported an uptick in coronavirus cases and deaths on Monday, logging 2,132 infections and 189 deaths, according to data compiled by the Health Ministry. -
August 10,2020An Iranian diplomat has called on the United Nations Security Council members to be vigilant about the United States’ efforts to undermine the authority of the international body. -
August 09,2020President Hassan Rouhani said Iran needs to navigate a middle course with regard to coronavirus-related restrictions so as to avoid “response fatigue”—as put by the World Health Organization—during... -
August 09,2020Iran’s permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna, Austria, has called on the International Atomic Energy Agency to clarify Saudi Arabia’s “covert” nuclear activities. -
August 08,2020The US envoy for Iran, Brian Hook, is leaving his post and US special representative for Venezuela, Elliott Abrams, will add Iran to his role “following a transition period” with Hook, US Secretary... -
August 08,2020The United Nations Security Council is expected to roundly reject the US resolution to extend Iran’s arms embargo, according to UN diplomats. -
August 08,2020The number of deaths linked to the coronavirus pandemic in Iran topped 18,200 on Saturday, health officials said, as Iran continued to hold university entrance tests taken by over two million... -
August 05,2020Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Tehran Ryu Jeong-hyun has explained the mechanisms established by Seoul for conducting humanitarian trade with Iran amid the United States’ sanctions. “... -
August 05,2020Return to normality and the “defeat” of the coronavirus pandemic is not feasible during the next months, an Iranian health official said, pointing out that the only solution in the short term is to... -
August 05,2020Iranian officials extended their sympathy to the people of Lebanon over the death and injury of thousands in a massive warehouse explosion in Beirut on Tuesday and expressed Iran’s readiness to... -
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...
