The death toll from the outbreak of new coronavirus in Iran rose by 63 in the past 24 hours to 6,340, Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said in a statement on state TV on Tuesday.
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29 US soldiers to receive Purple Hearts for traumatic brain injuries from Iran attack on Iraq base
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Coronavirus returns long-banned drive-in movies to Iran
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Iran’s currency is set to get a new name, and lose four zeros
Lawmakers approved a plan to bid farewell to the Iranian rial and welcome the Iranian Toman. But whatever you call it, it likely won’t be worth much.
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The rial unit of currency, which has lost much of its value against the dollar, will be replaced by the toman, which the government says will be worth 10,000 rials.
Iran chief’s link to 1988 massacre raises obstacles in crash probe: Cotler
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Iran reopens mosques, records nearly 80,000 recoveries
Mosques were allowed to reopen to worshippers in 132, or around a third, of Iran’s administrative divisions considered low-risk.