gatestoneinstitute.org – Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, recently called the coronavirus a “blessing.” The situation has become so perilous that some members of the Iranian parliament have finally come forward and criticized the theocratic establishment for failing to address the issue adequately. The Iranian leaders’ cover-up and lies are some the underlying reasons behind the spread of coronavirus to …

Al-Monitor – As the coronavirus continues to spread in Iran, some officials have called for more restrictive measures and even quarantine of highly infected areas in order to stop the spread of the virus that is overwhelming hospitals across the country. According to the spokesman of Iran’s Health Ministry, Kianoush Jahanpour, in the last 24 hours there have been 595 new cases and 43 deaths. …

Radiofarda – The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has called on Iran to provide “prompt access” to locations the international watchdog wants to inspect. Rafael Grossi in a speech on March 9 to members of the IAEA’s board demanded access to locations suspected of secret activities in Iran’s nuclear program in the past. The locations possibly stored …

Al-Arabia – Oil prices plunged around 25 percent on Monday, heading towards their biggest daily loss since 1991 after Saudi Arabia slashed prices and set plans for a big increase in crude production in April.Prices fell as much as 31 percent following the Saudi move to start a price war after Russia balked at making the further steep output cuts …

Radiofarda – Enraged by the Islamic Republic’s lack of enthusiasm in containing the novel coronavirus, people of Mazandaran province, northern Iran, have threatened to step in and close the roads to a multitude of non-residents escaping from the highly contaminated regions further south. In a clip widely circulated on social media, the representative of the cities of Chaloos, Kelardasht, and …

Al-Arabia – The head of Iran’s emergency response organization, Esmail Najar, has been infected with coronavirus. A former lawmaker and a former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) died from the virus recently. As of Monday, 237 Iranians have died from the virus and there are 7,161 confirmed cases in the country. Najar had been absent from coronavirus-related …

Iran-HRM – Corona outbreak goes out of control in Iran amid regime’s cover up and mismanagement of the situation. The clerical regime has failed to take any effective measures to prevent the corona outbreak from turning into a catastrophe, while its cover up, concealment and dissemination of false and misleading information have contributed to the rapid spread of Coronavirus in Iran and …

RFL/RE – Iranian authorities have released about 70,000 prisoners because of the new coronavirus outbreak in the country, judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi said, as Iran reported 43 new deaths from the disease in the past 24 hours.“The release of the prisoners, to the point where it doesn’t create insecurity in society…will continue,” Raisi said on March 9, according to Mizan, …

RFL/RE- Iran’s Health Ministry has reported 49 new coronavirus fatalities in the last 24 hours, bringing the total deaths from the illness in the country to 194.Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said on March 8 that there are over 6,500 confirmed coronavirus infections in Iran.About 1,800 infections have been confirmed in the capital, Tehran, while cases have been confirmed in …

Radiofarda – IranAir, the state-owned civilian airliner, has announced that all its flights to and from Europe have been suspended until further notice. The company announced Sunday, March 8, that the reason for the suspension is “restrictions” imposed by Europe “for unknown reasons”. Iran has the second largest coronavirus epidemic outside China, and it has been identified as the source …