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Country observes serious increase in number of patients in hospitals in capital Tehran, according to health ministry

Washington must stop illegal unilateral sanctions on Tehran, says Beijing's top UN envoy

Top US diplomat warns Russia, China better-armed Iran would pose risk to stable energy prices they depend on

Iran has so far struggled to contain the outbreak, the deadliest in the Middle East

warrants had been issued against US president on charges of murder and terrorist action

Middle Eastern country reports 144 more virus-linked fatalities

Esmail Ghaani is the replacement for Qassem Soleimani, Iran’s most powerful military commander

Country’s total coronavirus caseload is now at 220,180

Explosion occurred at gas depot near defense ministry sites, according to semi-official Tasnim news agency

Captains accused of delivering nearly 1.5M barrels of Iranian gasoline, related components to Venezuela

Iran is ready to cooperate with the IAEA under law says Hassan Rouhani

The soldiers were conducting reconnaissance and surveillance

Gholamreza Mansouri, who fled Iran last year, is among several judges accused of graft

France, Britain and Germany call on Iran to stop denying agency access to nuclear sites

A statement said both short- and long-range missiles were test-fired

Increase in PIA freight rates, logistical issues on border hamper shipments

Another 2,449 people had tested positive for the deadly virus in the past 24 hours in Islamic Republic

There were 107 deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the total to 8,837, according to the health ministry

Zarif says Trump’s re-election chances are still more than 50%

Iran sent a flotilla of five tankers of fuel to gasoline-starved ally Venezuela in May

After gradually relaxing its lockdown since mid-April, Iran has seen a sharp rise of new daily infections

Iran 'categorically' rejects claims by UN chief made under 'political pressure' from US, Saudi Arabia

Some have design characteristics similar to those produced by a commercial entity in Iran, says Guterres

2,011 infections confirmed in the past 24 hours, raising Iran's overall caseload to 177,938

On January 3, a US drone strike in Iraq killed Soleimani

Early infection rates of SARS-CoV-2 grew by 68% a day in Iran without anti-contagion policies

Health officials said last week there could be a second, stronger wave of novel coronavirus infections

Islamic republic confirmed 2,364 new infections in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number to 171,789

New cases dipped to 2,886 on Friday bringing Iran’s total cases to more than 167,000

We achieved humanitarian swap despite your [Trump] subordinates’ efforts, says Javad Zarif

It was the fourth straight day that the daily caseload had topped 3,000

Iran recorded 3,134 new virus cases and 70 deaths on Wednesday

Crime committed against this black man is same thing US govt has been doing all the world, says Iran’s Supreme...

Nearly 122,000 patients recover, more than 2,500 in critical condition

Coronavirus is not only far from over, but we could at any moment see (another) dangerous peak, says health minister

Iran had recorded 146,668 infections, with 7,677 deaths.

Khuzestan, Razavi Khorasan, Lorestan, Kurdistan, Kermanshah, Hormozgan, Mazandarana and Kerman among high-risk regions

Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran said the US had made the move in a bid "to distract public opinion."

After 69 days, Iran reopened holy sites and shrines across the country

She defeated the virus with the help of doctors at hospital, says Fars news agency

We have always the legitimate right to defend our sovereignty and territorial integrity, says Iranian president

Says restaurants would reopen after Ramazan, sports activities would resume without spectators

He says that the long-lasting virus of Zionists will be eliminated

Venezuela has the world's largest proven oil reserves, but its capacity to refine crude into gasoline is limited

The Treasury also blacklisted seven senior officials of the LEF

All sides in Afghanistan urged to take decisive action against al Qaeda, Da'ish, ETIM, TTP and other terror networks

UN agency chief calls for supporting livelihoods of farmers and pastoralists in affected areas

Iran to use military to fight hopper bands

Oil sectors of Iran and Venezuela, members of OPEC, are both under US sanctions

Veteran politician was appointed governor to the OPEC oil cartel in 1985