US sanctions block Iran’s purchase of COVID-19 vaccine

The governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) says inhumane sanctions imposed by the United States against Iran prevent the country from purchasing coronavirus vaccine as the deadly virus takes its toll on the Iranian nation. In a post on his Instagram page on Monday, Abdolnasser Hemmati said the purchase of the coronavirus vaccine should be officially made through the World Health Organization (WHO).

UN Security Council rejects US bid to snapback Iran sanctions

A new report says 13 countries of the 15-member United Nations Security Council (UNSC) have expressed their opposition to the US push to trigger the so-called snapback provision in the 2015 nuclear deal aimed at reinstating UN sanctions against Iran, leaving Washington one again isolated on the issue like never before.

Iran coronavirus fatalities drop to double figures for first time in month

Iranian Health Minister Saeed Namaki says the number of fatalities from the novel coronavirus pandemic has dropped to double figures for the first time in one month.

President Rouhani says Iran has handled virus outbreak better than US, Europe

Iran to introduce smart distancing’ initiative to curb the outbreak of COVID-19

Speaking during a meeting in the National Headquarters to Fight the Coronavirus on Saturday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that the first and second phases of the country’s physical distancing plan had attained “good achievements”.

Iranians advised to stay home on Nature’s Day due to epidemic

Iranian officials have instructed people to skip celebrating Nature’s Day and to continue staying home due to serious health threats from the new coronavirus.

FM Zarif says US wages medical terror against Iranians amidst COVID-19 pandemic

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has once again hit out at the United States for its refusal to lift Iran sanctions amid the deadly coronavirus pandemic, saying that Washington is upgrading its “economic terrorism” to a new level of “medical terror” against Iranians.

Iran examining possibility of coronavirus being biowarfare

Iranian scientists and intelligence experts are examining the possibility of the coronavirus being a biological warfare waged against the Iranian people.