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.
US officials: Missile defense systems now operating in Iraq
New air defense systems are now protecting American and allied forces at military bases in Iraq where troops have been attacked by Iranian-backed insurgents in recent months, according to U.S.
Bahrain reports 40 new coronavirus cases on Friday
Bahrain reported on Friday 40 new coronavirus cases, 22 of which were citizens returning from Iran, according to Al Arabiya. This brings the total number of cases in the country up to 1,740 cases. Out …
Coronavirus Live Updates: Iran Lifts Lockdown on Its Capital, Defying Warnings
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Iran closer to COVID-19 containment, Turkey may become worst-hit in Middle East
Iranian authorities have said that they were closer to the contain the COVID-19 pandemic in most of the country, while, Turkey was poised to overtake Iran as the hardest-hit country in the Middle East …
They are the body washers, the women helping Iran through coronavirus
But the 33-year-old has become a volunteer body washer at a hospital in the south of Tehran. As the number of patients dying from COVID-19-related complications rises in Iran, one of the worst-hit …
Iran Says It Wants Nuclear Submarines to Power Up Fleet After Confrontation with U.S. Navy
When there is no deterrence and no readiness for defense, peace will not be stabilized,” Iran’s Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said.
Fact Check: Support for $5 billion in Iran aid isn’t holding up additional stimulus money
Claim: Democrats held up negotiations for more small business aid over a $5 billion request to help Iran in the coronavirus pandemic. The claim was made in a viral April 12 Facebook post by user …