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Al-Monitor – There is no doubt that the current coronavirus crisis will undermine the Iranian economy and lead to a major contraction in the country’s gross domestic product. Some early estimates project a contraction of up to 3%, though it is too early to offer a reliable assessment. The Iranian government has already announced a number of measures to support vulnerable social …

Reuters – Like many Iranians, Mahnaz left Iran and settled in a western country 10 years ago after political restrictions in the Islamic Republic made it difficult for her to live and work there.An Iranian woman wears a protective face mask, amid fear of coronavirus disease, as she buys flowers, ahead of the Iranian New Year Nowruz, March 20, in …

Radiofarda – With 149 new deaths in the past 24 hours, Iran’s death toll from coronavirus (COVID-19) rose to 1,284 on Thursday. According to the latest official announcement by the Health Ministry, there are now 18,407 cases of confirmed coronavirus infection in the Islamic Republic. The new numbers were announced by Deputy Health Minister Alireza Raeesi. According to him a …

Radiofarda – On Wednesday the President of Iran Medical Council said that the number of people infected by coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran is “definitely” much higher than what the country’s Ministry of Health announces. Dr. Mohammad Reza Zafarghandi who heads the licensing and regulatory body for Iranian healthcare professionals also dismissed the authorities’ claim that coronavirus infection has reached its …

Radiofarda – On Thursday the Spokesman of Iran’s Judiciary said Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will pardon about 10,000 prisoners “more than half of who are serving security-related jail terms”. Iranian media on Wednesday reported that Khamenei had agreed with the request of the Chief Justice Ebrahim Reesi to pardon some prisoners excluding those serving terms of more than five years …