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Iran's COVID-19 death toll edges toward 1,000 amid worsening epidemic situation

Iran on Tuesday reported 1,178 more confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 135 more deaths from the novel coronavirus, with the death toll edging toward 1,000. Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Edu

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WHO lauds Iran's anti-coronavirus fight as death toll surges past 600

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday hailed Iranian government's efforts to combat the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, which has claimed the lives of 611 people in the Islamic republic. D

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Rouhani: Iran's Efforts to Fight Coronavirus in Face of US Sanctions 'Remarkable'

The news comes after earlier this week President Donald Trump announced that oil development sanctions against Iran would be extended for another year. Iranian Foreign

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Iran asks for loans, int'l aid as COVID-19 cases top 10,000

File Photo: Iranian firefighters disinfect "Tabiat Bridge" in Tehran, Iran, on March 9, 2020. (Photo by Ahmad Halabisaz/Xinhua)Three weeks after Iran declared its first cases of the novel coronaviru

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Spotlight: Confirmed COVID-19 cases exceed 10,000 in Mideast, Iran as worst-hit

With the total COVID-19 cases climbing over 10,000 on Thursday, the Middle East is facing an alarming situation posed by the raging pandemic. In Iran alone, the confir

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Iranian FM lists country's medical needs to combat COVID-19

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Thursday outlined the health ministry's urgent needs amid the novel coronavirus outbreak. "Iranian care personnel are

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Iran's FM urges removal of U.S. sanctions amid COVID-19 outbreak

Iranian foreign minister called for removal of U.S. sanctions against the Islamic republic as the country is fighting the novel coronavirus, official IRNA news agency

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Amid COVID-19 outbreak, Iran urges int'l help, Palestine enters state of emergency

Iran on Friday called for international help for its fight against the raging epidemic caused by COVID-19. Meanwhile, a state of emergency took effect in Palestine where nine new cases of infect

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Iran's FM urges collective efforts against COVID-19

"We either win together or lose together," Iranian foreign minister says, urging collective efforts by international community to fight against COVID-19, as the number

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China to provide assistance to Iran in fight against COVID-19 epidemic: FM

China will continue to provide assistance to Iran in its fight against COVID-19 epidemic, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in a phone conversa

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Iran’s state TV: Hardliners win all seats for Tehran in vote

Iranian hardliners have won all 30 parliamentary seats in the capital, Tehran, state TV reported on Sunday, but officials have yet to announce the voter turnout from th

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American's binary approach to Middle East 'is a damning indictment'

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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Iran confirms return of jailed national in Germany

Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Monday that an Iranian national who had been detained in Germany under the U.S. sanctions has returned home. Ahmad Khalili, the Iranian citize

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Iran may re-embrace dropped nuke commitments if Europe keeps promise: FM

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran is ready to re-embrace its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal if the Europeans adhere to their vows to hel

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Iran Says It Will Be Forced to Revise Its Participation in NPT if Western Countries Keep Up Pressure

Tehran, regarding its participation in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), said it has no intention of quitting this deal.Iran will have to revise its parti

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Senators attempt to force Twitter to ban Iranian leadership

Four senators, including Ted Cruz (R-TX), have asserted that, as a consequence of sanctions placed on Iran, Twitter must cease providing its services to Ayatollah Khamenei and other leaders in the c

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21 countries donate medical supplies to China: spokesperson

Burj Khalifa is illuminated with slogans in Chinese phonetic alphabets meaning "Wuhan, come on" in Downtown Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Feb. 2, 2020, to chee