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Iran's president orders mass production of indigenous COVID-19 test kits

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday called for boosting production of homemade test kits for the diagnosis of the novel coronavirus, Tasnim news agency reporte

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Iran's president orders mass production of indigenous COVID-19 test kits

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday called for boosting production of homemade test kits for the diagnosis of the novel coronavirus, Tasnim news agency report

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Iran Nuclear Deal Will ‘Die Forever’ If US Uses ‘Sanctions Virus’ to Extend Arms Embargo – Tehran

The Trump administration has been searching for options to try to extend the United Nations ban on the sale of conventional weapons to Iran beyond October, proposing sa

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Iran's FM slams Pompeo's reported nuke deal attempt

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday took a swipe at U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo after he reportedly attempted to show that the United States

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UK says Iran’s ballistic missile launch is of significant concern

Britain said on Friday that Iran’s launch of a military satellite using ballistic missile technology earlier this week was of significant concern and inconsistent with

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Iran vows to respond to U.S. threats

Iranian officials on Thursday downplayed recent U.S. threats and vowed to respond if the security of Iranian territory is at stake. The U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he has ord

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Denunciation in Damascus: Foul play by the Trump administration

Editor's note: Hamzah Rifaat Hussain is a former visiting fellow at the Stimson Center in Washington, and currently serves as assistant researcher at the Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI)

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news ( April 11 - April 17 )

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | EU blasts Trump’s WH

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Iran accuses U.S. of causing insecurity in Gulf

Iran's defense minister said here on Friday that the United States is the cause of insecurity in the Gulf, official IRNA news agency reported. The "illegal and aggress

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Chinese FM says China ready to enhance anti-epidemic cooperation with Iran

China stands ready to enhance anti-epidemic cooperation with Iran, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Za

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Iran makes progress against COVID-19 despite U.S. sanctions: FM

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Tuesday that Iran has fought well against the novel coronavirus outbreak despite U.S. sanction pressures, Tehran Time

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Iran welcomes Russia's proposal for "green corridors" to fight COVID-19 pandemic

Iranian foreign minister on Wednesday welcomed a recent proposal by Russian president to lift global sanctions and create green trade corridors as the world grapples w

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Iran's COVID-19 cases near 65,000 with downward trend; Turkey's tally poised to surpass 40,000

The COVID-19 pandemic in Iran continued its week-long downward trend on Wednesday as less than 2,000 new cases were reported. Meanwhile, Turkey's tally of infections with the novel coronavirus was po

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Iran, Turkey FMs discuss cooperation to control COVID-19 spread

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Turkish counterpart on Tuesday discussed the means of cooperation to control COVID-19 spread in both countries, of

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Iran FM urges U.S. to stop sanctions on oil exports

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday called on the U.S. government to stop sanctions on Iran's oil exports. "Iran is rich in human natural resource

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U.S. renews sanctions waivers allowing Iran nonproliferation work

The United States has allowed Russian, Chinese and European companies to continue their work at Iranian nuclear sites to make it harder for Tehran to develop nuclear we

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U.S. sanctions "double" Iranians' suffering from coronavirus outbreak: FM

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday that U.S. anti-Iran sanctions have doubled Iranians' suffering from the novel coronavirus outbreak in the