TEHRAN (defapress) – The foreign ministers of Iran and Italy, the countries with two of the highest total deaths from the novel coronavirus, talked about the global pandemic in a telephone conversation.
News ID: 80606 Publish Date : 2020/03/24
TEHRAN (defapress) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry dismissed comments from Spokeswoman for the US Department of State Morgan Ortagus who described the clues to the US’ role in creation of the coronavirus as “conspiracy theories”.
News ID: 80603 Publish Date : 2020/03/24
TEHRAN (defapress) – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) is providing relief aid for thousands of people in 19 provinces of the country in the wake of floods that have inundated many cities and villages, an official said.
News ID: 80600 Publish Date : 2020/03/24
TEHRAN (defapress) – The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Air Defense has shooed away an intruding F-18 fighter jet over the Persian Gulf, IRIB reported.
News ID: 80595 Publish Date : 2020/03/23
TEHRAN (defapress) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry released an official statement about the ongoing developments in Afghanistan, denouncing the US as the root cause of disputes following the recent Afghan presidential election.
News ID: 80593 Publish Date : 2020/03/23
TEHRAN (defapress) - Iranian Ambassador to London Hamid Baeidinejad said he has notified the British authorities of the complaint that Tehran has not received the masks it has already purchased from the UK.
News ID: 80585 Publish Date : 2020/03/22
TEHRAN (defapress) – In a congratulatory message to his foreign counterparts on the occasion of Nowruz, Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami expressed hope for peace, stability and end to the wars.
News ID: 80583 Publish Date : 2020/03/22
TEHRAN (defapress) - Ismail Haniyeh, the chief of the political bureau of Islamic resistance movement Hamas, decried the US for imposing cruel sanctions against Iran amid the efforts to contain the coronavirus.
News ID: 80582 Publish Date : 2020/03/22
TEHRAN (defapress) – Iran’s Minister of Industry, Mining, and Trade Reza Rahmani pledged that his ministry will do whatever necessary to attain the goals of ‘surge in production’- the name Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has given to the new Iranian year.
News ID: 80577 Publish Date : 2020/03/21
TEHRAN (defapress) – Tehran and Paris swapped an Iranian engineer who had been arrested over alleged violation of the US sanctions and a French national imprisoned in Iran for acting against national security.
News ID: 80570 Publish Date : 2020/03/21
TEHRAN (defapress) - High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell denounced the US’ unilateral sanctions against the health and life of the Iranian people amid the outbreak of coronavirus in the world.
News ID: 80568 Publish Date : 2020/03/21
TEHRAN (defapress) – President of Iran Hassan Rouhani sent separate congratulatory messages to the heads of countries in the Nowruz Civilization Zone to felicitate them on the beginning of spring and emphasize the need for concerted action against the coronavirus outbreak.
News ID: 80561 Publish Date : 2020/03/20
TEHRAN (defapress) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani highlighted the major role of the people in keeping the coronavirus pandemic at bay by showing compliance with protocols and instructions by health officials, by staying home.
News ID: 80554 Publish Date : 2020/03/19
TEHRAN (defapress) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran has summoned Hungary’s ambassador in protest at the improper treatment of the Iranian students infected with coronavirus in Budapest.
News ID: 80544 Publish Date : 2020/03/18
TEHRAN (defapress) – Iranian Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Satatri said local researchers in knowledge-based companies are working on the most complicated pharmaceutical products to prevent and cure the novel coronavirus.
News ID: 80530 Publish Date : 2020/03/17
TEHRAN (defapress) – The police forces of Hormozgan Province, south of Iran have busted 1.305 tons of different illegal drugs in the past 72 hours, said the police commander.
News ID: 80518 Publish Date : 2020/03/15
TEHRAN (defapress) – The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Army is holding a war game to exercise defense tactics in the face of a biological attack as it has been working in close cooperation with the Health Ministry to contain the novel coronavirus epidemic in the country, according to the Army chief.
News ID: 80511 Publish Date : 2020/03/15
Iran to US:
TEHRAN (defapress) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif censured the US for refusing to lift its sanctions against Tehran amid the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus in the country, adding that “viruses recognize no politics or geography nor should we”.
News ID: 80509 Publish Date : 2020/03/15
TEHRAN (defapress) – In reaction to Trump's remarks about the recent attacks in Iraq, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi said that Trump should review the presence and behavior of his troops in the region instead of risky actions and baseless accusations.
News ID: 80490 Publish Date : 2020/03/13
TEHRAN (defapress) – The Governor of the Central Bank of Iran said he has asked the International Monetary Fund for a $5 billion loan that would help the country deal with the outbreak of COVID-19, saying the IMF’s response will be a litmus test for claims about relief aid for containing the disease.
News ID: 80485 Publish Date : 2020/03/12