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Al-Monitor – Iran urged its citizens to take social distancing “more seriously” on Friday as it announced more than 1,500 new cases of coronavirus infection in the Middle East’s hardest-hit country. Since reporting its first cases in mid-February, the Islamic republic has struggled to contain the spread of the virus that causes the COVID-19 disease. Health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour …

atlanticcouncil.org – The Iran-China bilateral relationship has been gaining strategic significance for more than a decade and the coronavirus pandemic appears to have solidified this trend. While US President Donald Trump is offering medical supplies while refusing to lift sanctions on financial transactions with Iran, the Chinese are airlifting supplies and medical personnel to Tehran. A recent social media spat …

theguardian.com – New coronavirus infections in Iran have risen sharply since the country relaxed its restrictions on movement, while France has said it will reimpose strict lockdowns if cases surge when it begins to emerge from confinement next week. Tehran on Wednesday reported 1,680 new infections, nearly double the figure four days ago and the highest daily figure since 11 April when it allowed …

Radiofarda – Hamed Tarhib, a distributor of camel products in Iran, says he sells camel urine to Iraqi travelers for $ 50 a liter. Tarahib has also exported 370 liters (approximately 97.7 US gallons) of camel urine in eight months. He has also applied for an export license but says officials at agriculture ministry have laughed at his request. However, …

Radiofarda – Iran’s Judiciary Spokesman on Tuesday said they have advised authorities to deal with labor protests leniently while new charges of “propaganda against the regime” were brought against a prominent jailed labor activist. Speaking about the latest developments in Haft Tapeh Sugar Mill privatization case that has led to labor unrest for the past two years, Gholam-Hossein Esmaili said: “We think …