As coronavirus infections reached new heights in Iran this month, overwhelming its hospitals and driving up its death toll, the country’s health minister gave a rare speech criticizing his own …
Iran reports COVID-19 death every five minutes, hospitals struggle
Hospitals in many Iranian provinces are running out of capacity to handle COVID-19 cases, health authorities say, with novel coronavirus now killing around 300 people a day or one person every five …
Wary of angering public, Iran has few ways to contain virus
FILE – In this Oct. 15, 2020, file photo, people wear protective face masks to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the Tajrish traditional bazaar in northern Tehran, Iran. As a new wave of …
Misfiring trade policies could lead Iran to deeper trade deficit
Iran is working to develop non-oil exports in the face of US sanctions, but the country’s trade policies are in dire need of reform before real progress will be feasible.
Australia asks Iran about report academic moved from prison
Australia is seeking information from Iran on reports that a British Australian academic who was convicted of espionage has been moved to a mystery location, the …
Saudi Arabia says intercepts Houthi drones aimed at southern region
The Saudi-led military coalition engaged in Yemen said on Sunday night it intercepted and destroyed a second, explosives-laden drone launched by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement towards southern Saudi …
Hijab lawyer moved to tougher jail in Iran as protest revived
Iran’s best-known political prisoner has been transferred to a tough jail for female criminals, despite suffering heart problems following a hunger strike, her husband has told The Times.Nasrin …
Kylie Moore-Gilbert moved from Iran’s Qarchak prison, but Australian academic’s current location unknown
Gilbert say contacts in Iran have told them she has been taken out of Iran’s Qarchak prison to an unknown location and are worried about what has happened to her.
Iran troops deployed on border near Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Sunday they have deployed troops along the border with Azerbaijan and Armenia, following stray fire from the fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh. The region in Iran’s East …
Qatar might get F-35s despite Israel’s objections, Israeli minister says
An Israeli cabinet minister said on Sunday that a U.S. sale of advanced F-35 warplanes to Qatar could be possible despite Israel’s objections to such a deal given the Gulf state’s links to Iran and …