Al-Arabia – Iran’s president said on Sunday “low-risk” economic activities would resume from April 11 in the Middle Eastern country worst-affected by the new coronavirus. For more coronavirus news, visit our dedicated page. Iran has been struggling to curb the spread of the highly infectious respiratory disease known as COVID-19 but authorities are also concerned that measures to limit public life …

Al-Arabia – An Iranian newspaper criticised a close associate of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday for disclosing that slain military commander Qassem Soleimani paid salaries to fighters of an Iranian proxy group in Syria. A clip circulating on social media in recent days showed former Energy Minister and the head of the Mostazafan Foundation Parviz Fattah saying that …

Iran-HRM – The Iranian regime has prosecuted a doctor for warning about the coronavirus outbreak.Rahim Yousefpour from Saqqez in Iranian Kurdistan Province was summoned by judicial authorities. He has to report in on Sunday, April 5, 2020.In a video shared online, Dr. Rahim Yousefpour announced that he was summoned for warning about the coronavirus outbreak in the province.“I warned about …

gatestoneinstitute.org – The new message from Tehran is that Iran is in need of humanitarian aid to curb the coronavirus and prevent the death of large numbers of Iranians… The first sign that the message may be working came last Monday when Germany announced that it has arranged a $5 million cash line through the European Union for Iran to …

Radiofarda – An influential politician and member of Iran’s parliament has said war between the United States and Iran would be “injustice” to both countries because it would be instigated “by third party players”. Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh who previously headed parliament’s national security and foreign policy commission was known as a hardliner politician but in recent months he has gravitated toward …

Shabtabnews – IOPHR sent an open letter to Mike Pompeo, pointing to the Iranian regime’s incapacity to the deal with Coronavirus , and thus asking US and International help to deal with the epidemic in Iran . In this letter IOPHR draws attention “to the critical situation facing Iranian citizens, who are now facing rampant disease and an intentional disregard …

Radiofarda – Fifty Iranian economists have warned President Hassan Rouhani that the consequences of the coronavirus epidemic can lead to unrest in low-income areas around big cities later this year. In a letter addressed to Rouhani on April 3, the economists forecast a worsening recession, decline in production and economic growth, rise in poverty, budget deficits and a worsening inflation. …

Radiofarda -Radio Farda’s ongoing investigation of the coronavirus toll in Iran shows 77,782 persons have been isolated or hospitalized with coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms, as of late Friday, April 3. That is 24,000 more than the official government figure. The collected data sums up figures released by local officials and the Health Ministry in Tehran as well as media reports across …

Radiofarda – The Islamic Republic of Iran Red Crescent Society is set to financially assist two million Iranians who have lost their jobs amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, its acting chief said on Friday, April 3. Speaking at a news conference, Karim Hemmati said that nearly two million have been identified across the country who have lost their jobs and …

Radiofarda – The Commander of Coronavirus Combat Taskforce of Tehran on Thursday warned the authorities that despite a decline in the number of patients in the capital, the situation is not stable enough yet to discontinue social distancing measures. “The biggest mistake that can happen is to think that we have overcome the crisis,” Alireza Zali said. “We may have …