Hashemi writes to global metropolises on the need to lift Iran sanctions amid Covid-19 crisis

TEHRAN - The chairman of the Tehran City Council, Mohsen Hashemi, planned to write a letter to the heads of metropolises in the world about the need to lift sanctions on Iran as the country is grappling with the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus, the council’s spokesman announced on Tuesday.

Sanctions hampering Iran's access to medicine: Washington Post:

The Washington Post said on Sunday that U.S. sanctions have hampered Iran's efforts to import medicine and other medical supplies needed to fight the coronavirus pandemic. 

Iran’s deterrence power has created ‘strategic horror’ in heart of enemies: military

TEHRAN - Iran’s deterrence power has created a “strategic horror” in the hearts of the enemies, the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces said in a statement on Monday.

Iranian Defense Ministry produces high-quality test kits

TEHRAN – The Iranian Defense Ministry on Monday unveiled a new generation of test kits that can detect the Covid-19 in three hours with 98 percent accuracy, Mehr reported.

Tokyo Olympics confirm next year's dates

TEHRAN - The postponed Tokyo Olympics will be held from July 23 to August 8 in 2021, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed.

Iranian art galleries suffered worst year: curator   

TEHRAN – Rozita Sharafjahan, the curator of Tarrahan Azad Gallery, a major gallery in Tehran for young artists, has said that Iranian art galleries suffered their worst year as the government withheld its support from the galleries.

Finance Ministry outlines plans to materialize ‘Surge in Production’

TEHRAN- Iranian Finance and Economic Affairs Ministry has outlined a roadmap to materialize the motto of the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 20) which is “surge in Production”, the deputy finance and economy minister stated.

Annual worth of trades at TSE rises 2.6 folds

TEHRAN- The value of trades at Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), the main stock exchange of Iran, jumped 2.6 folds in the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 19), TSE Head Ali Sahraei announced.

5,000 drivers fined in Iran for breach of social distancing rules amid coronavirus outbreak

TEHRAN - The Iranian police have fined some 5,000 drivers who were on the roads in breach of the social distancing rules amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Covid-19 cases in Iran rises to 41,495, fatality at 2,757

TEHRAN- The number of people diagnosed with the coronavirus in Iran has reached 41,495, of whom 2,757 have died so far.

World will fail again if pandemic fails to stop unilateralism, Zarif warns

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday that if the global coronavirus pandemic fails to stop melancholy in politics and irresponsible unilateralism, the world and its "moral values will fail again".

Sa’adatmand named Esteghlal general manager

TEHRAN – Iranian football club Esteghlal have appointed Ahmad Sa’adatmand as their new general manager.

Foreign Ministry says efforts underway to evacuate Iranian students from Italy

TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Sunday that serious efforts are underway to evacuate tens of Iranian students from Italy, a country which has been hit the worst in the world by the coronavirus pandemic.

Olympics postponement was predictable: Soltanifar

TEHRAN - Iran's Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Masoud Soltanifar said that postponing the Olympics was predictable.

Analyst calls sanctions on Iran ‘a moral abomination’

TEHRAN - The Trump administration’s move to impose further sanctions against Iran at a time when the country is battling the new coronavirus pandemic is a “moral abomination,” an American political analyst said on Saturday.

By: Ebrahim Fallahi

Indigenizing petchem catalysts: a big step toward total independence

TEHRAN – As the second-biggest source of revenue for Iran, the petrochemical industry is one of the most important pillars of the country’s resilient economy and one of the main suppliers of foreign currency especially the euro for the country.

Over $17.8b of facilities to be paid to production units

TEHRAN- Iranian banking system will offer 750 trillion rials (about $17.85 billion) of facilities to the production units hurt by the current economic condition in the country, the governor of Central Bank of Iran (CB) announced.

FM Zarif urges the world not to obey immoral and illegal sanctions on Iran

Zarif: U.S. moves against Iran ‘even exceed what would be permissible on the battlefield’

TEHRAN - Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday that the U.S. “economic terrorism” on Iran has been expanding to the new level of “medical terrorism” which is not even permissible on the battlefield.

Century-old Iranian man recovers from coronavirus

TEHRAN - A 101-year-old man in Iran's northern Golestan province was released from the hospital Saturday after recovering from the coronavirus.

Average daily gasoline consumption at 49m liters

TEHRAN- Daily gasoline consumption in the country reached 49.3 million liters on average from the beginning of current Iranian calendar year (March 20) until Friday , managing director of National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company (NIOPDC) announced.

Drinking water supplied to 859 villages in 6 months

TEHRAN- Drinking water was supplied to 859 villages with the population of 504,000 people throughout the country in the second of the past Iranian calendar year (September 22, 2019-March 19, 2020), IRNA reported.

Agriculture sector grows 7.4% in a year

TEHRAN- Agriculture sector experienced a growth of 7.4 percent in Iran in the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 19), deputy agriculture minister for resources management and development announced.

Saba animations to provide tips for dealing with coronavirus

TEHRAN – Iran’s Saba Animation Center is producing an animation series reminding people of tips to prevent spreading coronavirus.

By Khairunnisa Aga

Iran sanctions: Facade of human rights and white feminism

NEWDELHI - Some people argue that the U.S. sanctions on Iran are a way to punish the country for its nuclear ambitions, even though it has brought untold misery to the ordinary Iranian people. It's a well-known fact that the crippling sanctions are like a war against the people, and it hardly serves the purpose of the imposer.

Coronavirus in Iran: 38,309 diagnosed, 2,640 dead, 12,391 recovered

TEHRAN- The total number of people diagnosed with the coronavirus in Iran has reached 38,309, of whom 2,640 have died and 12,391 recovered.

95 Iranian schools operating in 43 countries

TEHRAN- Iran has established 95 schools in 43 countries around the world, said an official with the ministry of education.

Vaccine and antiviral medicine must be developed to contain Covid-19, president says

'We must tap all experiences around world': Rouhani

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani said late on Saturday that Iran must tap all experiences around the world in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

Leader calls disabled war veterans 'alive martyrs'

TEHRAN – On Sunday, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued a message congratulating the Disabled Veterans Day.

UN chief urges rolling back sanctions to contain coronavirus pandemic

United Nations leadership on Tuesday called for rolling back international sanctions regimes around the world, saying they are heightening the health risks for millions of people and weakening the global effort to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, Foreign Policy reported on March 24.

Ongoing situation more dangerous than world wars: Nasrallah

TEHRAN - Secretary-General of the Lebanese Hezbollah Resistance Movement Hassan Nasrallah has said that the situation the world is facing is more dangerous than the first and second world wars, noting nobody knows whether the EU and the U.S. will collapse or not.