Kianoush Jahanpour said that 1,529 new affected cases have been detected since Friday.Jahanpour noted that 2,696 cases are in critical condition. He also said 86,064 people out of a total of 106,220 infected with the coronavirus have survived and recovered. Jahanpour added that 573,220 coronavirus diagnostic tests have so far …
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US mocks int’l law by violating the 2231 resolution, Iran envoy says
Speaking at a UN Security Council meeting on Friday to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, Takht-Ravanchi said that multilateralism is facing many challenges and needs to be addressed to strengthen the rule of law, international cooperation, and interaction.The full text of the Iranian envoy's speech …
Read More »Iran envoy confers with Croatian Grand Mufti
Parviz Esmaeili hailed Grand Mufti's desirable planning and management in preserving Muslims health and observing health principle, saying that making optimal use of virtual space for promoting spiritual activities and cultural communication is a valuable experience for religious undertaking.Grand Mufti, for his part, hailed close contact between Iran's Embassy to …
Read More »Rouhani urges producing coronavirus test kits fit for exports
After listening to a report on the country's situation on fighting coronavirus, way of screening and implementation of health protocols by Minister of Health, Treatment and Medical Education Saeed Namaki late on Friday, he appreciated medical personnel for their efforts in containing the disease, saying that all relevant institutes are …
Read More »17% increase in gold ingot production envisaged in Iran
Talking to IRNA on Friday, Omid Emami added that last year, gold bullion production in these units stood at 1,139 kilograms while 1,333 kilograms have been targeted for 2020.This year, designated as the Year of Surge in Production', all sectors are expected to experience growth and iron ore is projected …
Read More »Spox: World Red Cross Day reminder of genuine patterns in dealing with int’l threats
Neither COVID19 pandemic, nor the growing unilateralism and the series of sanctions can sound the death knell for convergence and multilateralism, Mousavi wrote in his Twitter account on Friday.The phoenixes of cooperation have emerged from the ashes of the crisis, he said adding that World Red Cross and Red Crescent …
Read More »Pakistan PM vows to work with new Iraqi counterpart
Foreign Ministry in statement on Friday said that the Prime Minister expressed the confidence that under Prime Minister al-Kadhimi’s leadership, the goals for reforms, national unity and development in Iraq would be further advanced.“Underlining the close fraternal ties between Pakistan and Iraq, Prime Minister Imran Khan conveyed that he looked …
Read More »Iran keeps trade despite “most oppressive” sanctions: Minister
Farhad Dejpasand said despite all the pressure and sanctions by the international community, the trade of Iran didn’t change much in the Iranian years 1397 and 1398 (ending on March 20 of 2019 and 2020).Dejpasand said Iran had about $ 44 billion dollars of import and $ 41 billion dollars …
Read More »Iran exports first batch of fruits, vegetables to Kuwait in pandemic era
Borders are closed due to the pandemic, Zadboom said, adding that some of the neighboring and the Persian Gulf States including Kuwait closed their borders for imports. He added that fortunately, a consignment weighing 500 tons of refrigerator container fresh fruits and vegetables were exported to Shyoukh port in Kuwait through Deyr …
Read More »Iranian, Uzbek FMs review developments in Afghanistan
During his telephone conversation, Zarif also expressed sympathy with the Uzbek flood-stricken people. The two foreign ministers also reviewed cooperation on the area of transportation as well as ways to contain coronavirus pandemic. The deadly coronavirus radiating from Wuhan, China, in December 2019 has affected over 3,820,000 people across the …
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