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Imam Khamenei: US Untrustworthy, Suspected of Having Created Coronavirus

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei on Sunday rejected an offer by the US to help Iran in its fight against coronavirus, stressing that Washington is untrustworthy and is suspected of being involved in spreading the deadly disease. In a live televised speech, Imam ...

March 22, 2020

Middle East

Death Toll of Coronavirus Reaches 1,556 in Iran with 20,610 Infections

According to a senior official in Iran’s health ministry on Saturday, the death toll from the coronavirus outbreak, officially known as COVID-19, in Iran rose to 1,556 with 20,610 confirmed cases. Health Ministry Spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour announced that 966 more cases have tested positive with the virus in the past ...

March 21, 2020

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Rouhani Expects Virus Restrictions in Iran to Ease in Two Weeks

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says social distancing will continue for two or three weeks as the coronavirus outbreak in the country is expected to slow down by then. Social distancing measures to stop the outbreak of the coronavirus in the country will be needed for two or three weeks as ...

March 21, 2020

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Iranian President Sheikh Hassan Rouhani (L) and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin (R)

Russia Strongly Opposes US Sanctions against Iran amid Coronavirus: Official

The Aide to the Russian President Yuri Ushakov in a phone conversation with Iran’s Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali emphasized Moscow’s strong opposition to US sanctions against Iran, especially amid coronavirus outbreak. The two sides discussed medical terrorism against Iran, the latest spread of the coronavirus worldwide, and the measures ...

March 21, 2020

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Imam Khamenei :US Anti-Iranian Sanctions ‘Made Tehran Self-Sufficient in All Areas’

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei says the United States’ sanctions have made Iran self-sufficient as he calls for unity in the new Iranian year which began Friday morning. In a televised message to the nation, Imam Khamenei said Iranians put behind a difficult year, but ...

March 20, 2020

Middle East

Rouhani: Sanctions Failed to Force Iran to Give in to US Pressure

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says US sanctions and pressures have failed to force the Iranian nation to give in to Washington’s excessive demands. “The harshest ever sanctions were imposed against our nation [last year] by global terrorists,” Rouhani said on Friday morning in a message to Iranians on the occasion ...

March 20, 2020

Middle East

US Responsible for Ramifications of Sanctions against Iran: Zarif

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in his Nowruz massage on Wednesday that the United States is responsible for the “destructive ramifications” of its aggressive unilateral sanctions against Iran as the country is fighting the COVID-19 outbreak. “At a time when we, Iranians, normally celebrate Nowruz, our New Year ...

March 19, 2020

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Iran Deputy Health Minister Alireza Raisi

Latest on Coronavirus in Iran: 147 New Deaths, Toll Reaches 1,135

Iran said Wednesday that the novel coronavirus has killed 147 more people, a new single-day record in the virus-stricken country that raised the overall toll to 1,135. “Now everyone knows about this disease, and what is very strange is that some don’t take it seriously,” Deputy Health Minister Alireza Raisi ...

March 18, 2020

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Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani

Iran’s Shamkhani Slams US Blame Game over Coronavirus Outbreak

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani shrugged off US claims against Iran and China and said the Washington government should be answerable to the public opinion about the US’ role in the spread of the coronavirus. It is typical of the US to play blame games ...

March 18, 2020

Middle East

Greece Calls for Lifting US Sanctions on Iran

Greece called on Wednesday for lifting of US sanctions imposed against Iran. The Director General of Greek Foreign Ministry for International Organizations Andrea Papadakis praised the Islamic Republic’s efforts to combat coronavirus. Speaking with Iranian Ambassador to Greece Ahmad Naderi at the venue of Greek Foreign Ministry, he urged preserving ...

March 18, 2020