Apr 30

Apr 30 Iran virus death toll surges past 6,000

Iran's health ministry said on Thursday that 71 new deaths from the novel coronavirus took the country's overall toll past the 6,000 mark.

Apr 29

Apr 29 Iran Says Reopened for Business as No End in Sight to Virus Crisis

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Iran reopened for business despite its persistent coronavirus outbreak as there was no end in sight to the crisis, its president said Wednesday, as 80 new deaths were announced.

Apr 29

Apr 29 Pompeo Says US to Seek All Ways to Extend Iran Arms Embargo

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vowed Wednesday to use all means available to extend a UN arms embargo on Iran, including working through a nuclear accord that President Donald Trump has trashed.

Apr 28

Apr 28 Iran Counts 71 Virus Deaths as New Cases Top 1,000

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Iran on Tuesday announced 71 deaths from the novel coronavirus, and said there were also more than 1,000 new cases of infection in the country.

Apr 28

Apr 28 In Twist to Press Arms Ban, US Asserts Role in Iran Deal

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President Donald Trump's administration has persistently trashed a nuclear deal with Iran. But as it seeks to extend an arms embargo, it is making the case that it still has a seat at the table.

Apr 27

Apr 27 Iran Tells US to 'Stop Dreaming' of Extended Arms Embargo

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Tehran on Monday told Washington to "stop dreaming" after it was reported that the US plans to prevent the expiry of an international embargo on arms sales to Iran.

Apr 27

Apr 27 Virus Drives Tehran Cabbies Around the Bend

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Usually Tehran's tens of thousands of taxi drivers have to battle maddening traffic but now the coronavirus is driving them around the bend.

Apr 26

Apr 26 Iran Says Virus Cases Pass 90,000

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The number of novel coronavirus cases in Iran has passed 90,000, according to official figures released Sunday, as Tehran announced its lowest number of new deaths in weeks.

Apr 26

Apr 26 US Grants Iraq Brief 30-Day Waiver for Iranian Gas Imports

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Washington on Sunday granted Iraq a 30-day extension to a waiver allowing it to import Iranian gas for its dilapidated power grids despite American sanctions, an Iraqi official said.

Apr 23

Apr 23 Virus-Hit Iran Demands US Be Held to Account for 'Cruel' Sanctions

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Iran called Thursday for the US to be held accountable for "cruel" sanctions that have hampered its efforts to fight a coronavirus outbreak that it said claimed another 90 lives.

Apr 22

Apr 22 Iran Reports 94 Virus Deaths But Says Cases Going Down

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Iran announced on Wednesday 94 new deaths from the novel coronavirus but said the cases of people infected in the country was on the way down.

Apr 22

Apr 22 Iran Launches Military Satellite Amid US Tensions

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Iran's Revolutionary Guards announced they had successfully launched the country's first military satellite on Wednesday, at a time of fresh tensions with US forces in the Persian Gulf.

Apr 21

Apr 21 Women in Virus-Hit Iran Tech Sector Fight to Keep Hard-Won jobs

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As COVID-19 deepens the economic crisis in Iran, hitting the country’s start-up sector, Iranian women risk losing jobs that offered them seniority and influence all too rare in Iranian workplaces.

Apr 20

Apr 20 Iran Lets More Businesses Reopen as Virus Toll Rises

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Iran on Monday reported 91 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, as the government allowed more economic activity to resume after a gradual reopening in the past 10 days.

Apr 19

Apr 19 Iran-US Tensions Decrease in Iraq, For Now

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Iraq’s premier-designate Mustafa Kadhimi, seen as a compromise figure, is preparing his cabinet. If his tenure fails, the US may cast Iraq's government as irreversibly "hostile and pro-Iran" and introduce new sanctions.

Apr 19

Apr 19 Iran Says Virus Deaths Rise by 87 to 5,118

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Iran on Sunday announced 87 new deaths from the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, raising the official toll to 5,118, as it takes steps to reopen the economy.

Apr 16

Apr 16 Iran Says Virus Deaths Rise 92 to 4,869

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Iran on Thursday announced 92 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, the third straight day that official fatalities remained in double digits in the Middle East's worst-hit country.

Apr 15

Apr 15 Iran Says Virus Deaths Below 100 for Second Day

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Iran on Wednesday said new deaths from the novel coronavirus remained in double figures for the second day in a row, as the country gradually reopens its sanctions-hit economy.

Apr 14

Apr 14 Iran Says Virus Deaths Drop Below 100 for First Time in Month

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Iran said on Tuesday that the number of lives lost in the country to the novel coronavirus dropped to double figures for the first time in one month.

Apr 13

Apr 13 Iran Vows to Protect People From Virus Economic Impact

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Iran vowed Monday to protect its people from the economic impact of the novel coronavirus as the official death toll in the Middle East's worst-hit country passed 4,500.