20 Apr 2020 16:13 GMT A photo released by the presidency showed the visiting foreign minister and Syrian president sitting opposite each other, both in face masks [Reuters] Iran’s foreign minister has …
Iran Death Toll From New Coronavirus Outbreak Rises by 91 to 5,209: Health Ministry Official
The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in Iran reached 5,209 on Monday with 91 deaths in the past twenty four hours, Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said in a statement on state TV on …
Iran-US tensions decrease in Iraq, for now
It has been weeks since Iran-backed factions in Iraq traded fire with US forces, but experts warn the rivals could be using the time to prepare for an escalation. After the last Katyusha rockets …
Trump would be willing to give coronavirus aid to Iran if asked
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – aid Sunday he would be willing to provide aid to Iran to help deal with the coronavirus pandemic if Tehran requested it. “If Iran needed aid on this, I would be willing,” Trump …
Iran warns US Navy over Gulf incident
The US said Iranian vessels had conducted “harassing” approaches of six of its ships on Wednesday. But the IRGC said it had increased patrols in the Gulf after the US Navy blocked the path of an …
‘Hollywood tale’: Iran hits back at US account of Gulf encounter
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have rejected the US account of an encounter between the two sides’ navy in the Gulf, calling it a “Hollywood tale” after the US Department of Defence accused Tehran of …
Coronavirus live news: Trump warns of consequences if China ‘knowingly responsible’ for pandemic
US president says he doesn’t believe China or Iran death tolls; Europe fatalities approach 100,000; Spanish PM seeks lockdown extension. Follow the latest updates …
Trump Challenges China, Iran Reporting on the Coronavirus
President Donald Trump on Saturday openly challenged reporting of coronavirus statistics in China and Iran as the U.S. death toll climbed to 38,000 – almost doubling over the prior seven days. Iran …
Turkey’s coronavirus cases overtake Iran, highest in Middle East
Turkey’s confirmed cases have risen to 82,329, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Saturday, overtaking neighbouring Iran for the first time to register the highest total in the Middle East. An …
Iran Partially Reopens Capital as Coronavirus Deaths Hit One-Month Low
A view of beds at a shopping mall, one of Iran’s largest, which has been turned into a centre to receive patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tehran, Iran, April 4, 2020.