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Iran warns of lengthy ‘new way of life’ as virus deaths rise

Iran announced its first infection cases on February 19, but a senior health official has… Read More

Iran president warns of tough new measures as virus toll tops 2,000

Iran's president warned that his government was poised to introduce tough new measures against the… Read More

Iran rejects Trump’s virus aid offer as toll jumps to 1,685

Iran has been one of the countries worst hit by the COVID-19 illness along with… Read More

Iran’s coronavirus deaths rise to 1,566, health ministry says

Iran’s death toll from the coronavirus outbreak rose on Saturday by more than 100 to… Read More

US sanctions on Iran amid coronavirus, Inhumane, condemnable says Shireen Mazari

Shireen Mazari weighed in on the situation saying that the increase of sanctions against a… Read More

103-year-old Iran woman survives coronavirus

The unnamed woman had been hospitalised in the central city of Semnan for about a… Read More

Iran urges people to stay home, closes tomb as virus kills 113

Iran on Sunday urged its citizens to stick to guidelines and stay at home to… Read More

Govt to seal Pakistan’s border with Iran, Afghanistan over virus fears

The decision came at a meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) Read More

Iran to clear streets, check everyone for coronavirus

A newly formed commission has been charged with overseeing the "emptying of shops, streets and… Read More

Top adviser to Iran’s Khamenei quarantined with virus symptoms

A key adviser to Iran's supreme leader has been placed in quarantine after experiencing "mild… Read More

Iran agrees to send black boxes of downed airliner to Ukraine

Iran has agreed to send black boxes from a downed Ukrainian jetliner to Kiev for… Read More

Pakistan to bring back suspected coronavirus patients from Iran

The federal government has decided to bring back its nationals quarantined in Iran over suspicions… Read More

Iran reports further jump in deaths from coronavirus

Several countries in the region have closed their borders with Iran and stopped the flights. Read More

3000 pilgrims isolated, quarantined at Iran-Pakistan border

Number of pilgrims coming in from Iran to Pakistan has exceeded three thousand people on… Read More

Sixth coronavirus patient in Pakistan travelled to Iran last month

The person who contracted the virus is a resident of Gulshan-e-Iqbal area in Karachi and… Read More

Screening continues at Balochistan-Iran border amid coronavirus fears

Pilgrims making their way back to Pakistan after visiting holy sites in Iran are being… Read More

Iran condemns ‘organized violence’ against Muslims in India

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday condemned the ongoing wave of 'organized violence'… Read More

Pakistan, Iran to follow stringent mechanism for border movement

According to sources, Pakistan has decided to enforce a mechanism in coordination with Iran amid… Read More

Coronavirus: Iran calls on people to stay at home as death toll rises to 43

One lawmaker, elected in Iran’s Feb. 21 polls, has died of the coronavirus, Iranian media… Read More

Iranian flight carrying Pakistani’s screened, passengers declared safe: sources

The plane was not allowed to land at the regular landing area at the airport,… Read More