TEHRAN (defapress) - The total US death toll from the coronavirus pandemic topped 4,000 early Wednesday, more than double the number from three days earlier, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.

TEHRAN (defapress) - Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden has quietly expanded his lead over President Donald Trump among registered voters, even as the rapidly spreading coronavirus has all but sidelined the former vice president’s campaign, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll.

TEHRAN (defapress) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo voiced the possibility on Tuesday that the United States could rethink sanctions on Iran to ease the country's fight against the coronavirus epidemic.

TEHRAN (defapress) – The spokesman of the Iranian foreign ministry said on Tuesday that the remarks of US department of state officials about Iran's taken measure to overcome coronavirus illustrates the instinct for spreading hatred in world.

TEHRAN (defapress) – In a tweet on Tuesday, the Secretary of Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei said that any US military act in Iraq will be translated the same as the attacks of the ISIL.

TEHRAN (defapress) - Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez said on Sunday that the country would extend a mandatory nationwide quarantine period until the middle of April in a bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus that has killed over 30,000 people worldwide.

TEHRAN (defapress) - US President Donald Trump said Sunday that the peak death rate in the United States from the coronavirus pandemic was likely to hit in two weeks and extended "social distancing" guidelines until April 30.

TEHRAN (defapress) – The US has hit a landmark of over 100,000 coronavirus infections, as it solidifies its place as the world’s top hot spot for the disease widening the gap over other afflicted nations.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif offered congratulations to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) commanders and forces on the Islamic Revolution Guards Day.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Russia said on Friday US “narco-terrorism” charges against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro were absurd, adding that sanctions on Caracas could become “a tool of genocide” amid the coronavirus outbreak.