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Iran’s First Vice-President, Three Minsters, Khamenei Aide Ill With Coronavirus

Radiofarda – Iran’s Revolutionary Guard affiliated Fars News Agency on March 21 published a list of senior officials and politicians who have tested positive or died from coronavirus (COVID-19). First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri is included among those who have tested positive and in isolation. Es’haq Jahangiri, Iran’s First Vice-President Jahangiri had not been seen in public for several days …

Iran’s leading carmaker IKCO halts production due to coronavirus

PayvandNews – Iran’s leading car manufacturer the Iran Khodro Company (IKCO) has decided to halt production at all its plants after reports emerged its workers had contracted coronavirus. A letter addressed to IKCO workers and managers by the company’s human resources deputy on Wednesday said that production lines would start lowering output in the second shift of the day with …

Iranian officials continue to encourage social and religious gatherings despite pandemic Coronavirus outbreak

Shabtabnews – On March 11th, IOPHR wrote and open letter to Mr. Josep Borrell Fontelles, (Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy & Vice-President of the European Commission), regarding the Iranian Government’s struggles dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak in Iran. In the letter IOPHR warns the EU that the Iranian ruling government does not seem to pay …

For First Time In 6 Decades Iran Asks For IMF Loan To Battle Coronavirus

Radiofarda – For the first time since 1962 Iran has asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for emergency funding to help it fight the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, which has infected more than 10,000 people and claimed hundreds of lives so far. In a tweet on Thursday Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran’s Central Bank has requested immediate access to funding …

Radiofarda – Speaking in Washington at House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday the U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Iran sanctions do not prohibit humanitarian contributions to ease coronavirus pressure on Iran. Britain, France and Germany offered Iran a package of material and financial support to combat the rapid spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) on March 3 and pledged 5 million euros …

iranintl – Iranian media and soccer fans suspect that verbal and physical violence against fem…

iranintl – The French government on Tuesday accused Iran of adopting a policy of “state …

iranintl – Former US Iran envoy Robert Malley lost his security clearance, two influential con…

iranintl – On November 8, 2024, the world may expect a re-enactment of Donald Trump’s temperam…

Iranwire – The Islamic Republic’s judiciary has announced that the death sentence handed…

Iranwire – The police commander of the Islamic Republic has stated that the homeland would cea…

Iranwire – The final trial of tattoo-covered Iranian musician Amir Tataloo took place on Tuesd…

RFL/RE – Hungarian Jewish organizations and the Israeli Embassy have condemned a public univer…

RFL/RE – Iran has fined and shut down scores of businesses for allegedly flouting the country’…

VOA – Iran says it has expelled some 1.3 million foreigners over the past year, highlighting a…

VOA – U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said cooperation from Iran regarding its nucle…

VOA – In a tit-for-tat move, Iran sanctioned five U.S. companies and seven individuals last we…

Iran-HRM – On Tuesday, May 7, 2024, seven prisoners in Urmia, Qazvin, and Kerman prisons were …

Amnesty – Iranian authorities are waging a “War on Women” to punish defiance of forced veiling…

CHRI – In a brief, heart-wrenching visit, the family of Khosrow Besharat, who is incarcerated in Ira…

iranintl – The bickering of political rivals in Iran has brought to light the role of “trust c…

iranintl – Canadian MPs met with a delegation of Iranian civil activists at the Canadian parli…

Iranwire – Iran faces a healthcare crisis as Thalassemia patients struggle with critical medic…

Iranwire – Shirin Saeedi, a political prisoner, has been handed a five-year prison sentence by…

Iranwire – Iranian authorities are targeting journalists who reported on the death of Nika Sha…

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