U.S. won’t release cash assets to Iran amid coronavirus outbreak: Washington Free Beacon 

The U.S. State Department has shot down "inaccurate" reports claiming the Trump administration would soon be granting special sanctions exceptions to give Iran access to cash assets as it struggles to fight the coronavirus, according to information exclusively provided to the Washington Free Beacon.

Quds Force chief: Negotiations with U.S. at current situation is equal to surrender

TEHRAN - Qassem Soleimani, commander of the IRGC Qods Force, told a police gathering in Tehran on Monday that negotiations with the Trump administration at the current situation is equal to total surrender.

‘Forex reserves enough to stabilize domestic market amid U.S. pressures’

TEHRAN - Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati said the country’s foreign currency reserves are enough to stabilize the country’s forex market after U.S. ended the waivers for Iranian oil buyers.

Turkey reluctant to replace Iranian oil under U.S. pressure

TEHRAN - Turkey is not willing to replace Iranian oil with those from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates as the U.S. has offered, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday quoting the Turkish Foreign Minister as saying at a reception in Ankara.

S. Korea to dispatch delegation to U.S. for talks on Iran oil sanctions

TEHRAN – South Korea is planning to send a high-ranking delegation to Washington this week for follow-up talks on a U.S. decision on ending the sanctions waivers for the country and seven other importers of Iranian oil.

By M.A. Saki

Increasing gasoline price is a viable source to fix flood damage

It may not still be clear to fully assess the damage caused by devastating floods that have hit about 235 cities and 4,304 villages across Iran over one month.