Iran has been extraordinarily hard hit by the virus, creating an unexpected opportunity for Washington to leverage aid and sanctions relief in exchange for strategic concessions from Tehran.
Coronavirus threatens war-torn Yemen amid humanitarian catastrophe
The coronavirus pandemic is threatening to ravage Yemen as a humanitarian catastrophe grips the country. The exact number of cases remains unclear as heavy fighting continues between Iran-backed …
Global report: India has highest rise in Covid-19 cases as Latin America toll passes 100,000
Countries from Portugal to Iran step up efforts to contain ongoing and fresh outbreaks …
Exclusive: U.S. warns Russia, China of U.N. isolation if Iran arms ban extension blocked
Russia and China will be isolated at the United Nations if they continue down the “road to dystopia” by blocking a U.S. bid to extend a weapons ban on Iran, U.S. Iran envoy Brian Hook told Reuters …
Incheboroun railway journey with Turkmenistan recoveries
The spokesman of Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) declared that Iran’s Incheboroun railway boundary crossing with Turkmenistan was revived after four months because a cargo …
Turkey and Iran work together on Iraq and Libya, is Israel next?
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif went to Turkey on June 15, one of the most high level meetings he has had during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Special Report: Inside Iran’s secret project to produce aluminium powder for missiles
At the edge of the desert in North Khorasan province in northeast Iran, near the country’s largest deposit of bauxite, sits an aluminium production complex that the government has publicly hailed as a …
Iran Is Ready for Talks if U.S. Apologises Over Nuclear Pact, Says Rouhani
Iran would be open to talks with the United States if Washington apologises for exiting a 2015 nuclear deal and compensates Tehran, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday. U.S. President …
Call for mandatory masks as Iran virus toll nears 10,000
An Iranian official called for mask-wearing to be made compulsory as the country on Wednesday reported its highest daily coronavirus death toll in more than two-and-a-half months. “It is certainly …
Cash-strapped Iran looks at lowering fees to convince airlines to use its airspace
The country will offer incentive packages to the eight airlines that most frequently use its airspace to encourage more business, Nasser Aghaei, director of Iran Airports and Air Navigation Company, …