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TEHRAN: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the international community has a duty to help the country’s fight against coronavirus. Zarif said in a post on Twitter on Thursday that Iran’s efforts to contain the coronavirus would only succeed if countries in the region and around the world do …

TEHRAN: Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned the government of India against continued massacre of Muslims, saying that the current pogrom going on against Muslim people in the South Asian country will lead to isolation of New Delhi in the Islamic world. The Leader made …

TEHRAN: Iran says the US and Israel are seeking to undermine the “constructive cooperation” between the country and the UN nuclear agency by forcing the latter to act outside its purview. “Unfortunately once again, the US and the Israeli regime are trying to sabotage the dynamic and constructive relations and …

TEHRAN: Iran’s health ministry is taking the delivery of 14 new hospitals across the country amid a surge in coronavirus cases that has increased the need for treatment facilities. Iranian minister for Roads and Urban Development said on Wednesday that three out of the 14 new hospitals had already been …

TEHRAN: Iran has criticized Manama for failing to cooperate with Tehran in repatriation of Bahraini citizens from the Islamic Republic amid the rapid spread of the coronavirus worldwide. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi said Wednesday that some 1,300 Bahraini citizens who had traveled to Iran as a tourist or …

TEHRAN: Iran’s Health Ministry Spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said on Wednesday that the death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in Iran has risen to 92 with 2,922 confirmed cases. The novel coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19 has killed 92 people in Iran, said Jahanpour, adding that of the total 8,532 who …

TEHRAN: Iranian people, university students, and seminarists hold a protest in front of the Indian Embassy in the capital Tehran against the recent massacre of scores of Muslims by Hindu mobs amid New Delhi’s discriminatory measures targeting subscribers of Islam. The rally was held on Tuesday in condemnation of the …

TEHRAN: Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called on all Iranians to help boost the country’s battle to stem a growing coronavirus epidemic by paying close heed to the directives and guidelines issued by heath officials. Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks on Tuesday after he planted …

TEHRAN: Chinese Ambassador in Tehran Chang Hua said on Friday China has delivered its first cargo of humanitarian aid to Iran to help combat the coronavirus outbreak in the country. “China’s first cargo has arrived in Iran and more is to come; be strong Iran,” Chang Hua wrote on his …

TEHRAN: A representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) says Iran has the necessary capabilities to fight a new coronavirus outbreak, hailing Tehran’s response to the epidemic. Iran’s Foreign Ministry hosted a meeting on Wednesday to brief the WHO representative and the foreign ambassadors residing in Tehran on the latest …