Iran
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Spokesman rejects as 'fabricated' Bahrain’s ruling against Iranian bank
Apr 02, 2020 11:38Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi decried the Bahraini government’s ruling against the Manama-based Ayandeh Bank and a number of other Iranian banks, saying the rulings are based on trumped-up charges and lack any legal credibility.
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US threatens Iran by citing baseless allegations involving Iraq
Apr 02, 2020 07:10The United States is continuing threats against Iran even as the country battles the coronavirus pandemic despite Washington’s illegal sanctions.
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Iran to double COVID-19 test capacity to 20,000 per day
Apr 02, 2020 07:08A senior medical officer supervising the tests across the Iranian labs said on Wednesday that the number of tests will double in the coming days to help authorities better cope with the COVID-19 outbreak.
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President Rouhani praises Iran Armed Forces for contributions to coronavirus fight
Apr 02, 2020 06:21President Hassan Rouhani has praised the efforts of the Armed Forces to contribute to the country’s fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
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Iran to open $15bn worth of infrastructure projects in new calendar year
Apr 02, 2020 06:07The Iranian government is planning to spend more than $15 billion on unfinished infrastructure projects in the new Persian calendar year which started late March.
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Iran rejects Saudi-led coalition claims, asks Riyadh to wake up to realities on the ground
Apr 02, 2020 05:16Foreign Ministry spokesman has rejected recent anti-Iran claims by the Saudi-led coalition waging a war on Yemen, saying the military alliance cannot make up for its failures through playing a blame game and pointing the finger at others.
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US lost historic chance to correct mistakes by lifting Iran sanctions amid pandemic: Rouhani
Apr 01, 2020 12:18President Hassan Rouhani says the United States lost a unique opportunity to correct some of its mistakes concerning Iran by lifting its illegal sanctions against the Iranian nation and facilitating its fight against the deadly coronavirus outbreak.
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Under specter of coronavirus, Iranians celebrate ‘Nature Day’ at home
Apr 01, 2020 06:38Unlike in previous years, when the parks and green countryside across Iran were packed with picnickers marking the ‘Nature Day’, people are celebrating this year’s ‘Sizdah-Bedar’ at home due to the outbreak of COVID-19.
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US military activities in Iraq ‘violation of national sovereignty’: Iran
Apr 01, 2020 06:27Iran has censured the recent US military movements in Iraq as a violation of the Arab country’s national sovereignty, raising the alarm that the actions could precipitate insecurity and danger in the entire West Asia region.
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UK, Germany and France use INSTEX to circumvent US sanctions on Iran
Apr 01, 2020 06:17The UK, Germany and France have circumvented US-led sanctions imposed on Iran to send it medical equipment. The trio used a special purpose vehicle called INSTEX to achieve this.