Jobless Iranian Factory Workers Turn to Foraging Dumpsters to Survive
By Reza Hamidi
The COVID-19 lockdown has had a devastating impact on the ailing Iranian economy, forcing many businesses to reduce their workforce significantly. Many workers who lost their jobs when the government ordered factories...
Iran Locks Down Southwest County After Spike in Coronavirus Cases
May 10 (Reuters) - A county in southwestern Iran has been placed under lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus, Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday, also quoting the provincial governor as saying there had been...
Iran Says United States yet to Respond About Prisoner Swap
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, May 10 (Reuters) - Washington has yet to respond to Iran about a prisoner swap, Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei was quoted as saying by the government's website on Sunday, reiterating that Tehran was...
Iran Allows Prayer Gatherings in Areas Seen as Low Coronavirus Risk
DUBAI, May 8 (Reuters) - Friday prayer gatherings resumed in up to 180 Iranian cities and towns seen as only at low risk of coronavirus contagion after a two-month suspension, state media reported.
The resumption of...
EXCLUSIVE – Iran Hunts for Grains as Coronavirus Compounds Economic Woes
By Maha El Dahan, Parisa Hafezi and Jonathan Saul
DUBAI/LONDON, May 7 (Reuters) - Iran is scrambling to buy millions of tonnes of wheat, corn and soybeans to shore up its reserves, Iranian officials and traders said, despite...
Iran’s Coronavirus Death Toll Rises by 78 to 6,418
May 6 (Reuters) - The death toll from the new coronavirus outbreak in Iran rose by 78 in the past 24 hours to 6,418 and the total number of infections to 101,650, the Health Ministry said...
U.S. Expected to Deport Iranian Professor Acquitted of Sanctions Busting -Officials
By Humeyra Pamuk and Ted Hesson
WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) - The United States is expected to deport Iranian professor Sirous Asgari, who was acquitted of stealing trade secrets, once he receives medical clearance to leave,...
Iran’s Coronavirus Death Toll Rises as Mosques Due to Reopen
May 4 (Reuters) - The coronavirus death toll in Iran, one of the hardest-hit countries in the Middle East, rose by 74 in the past 24 hours to 6,277, the Health Ministry said on Monday,...
Iranian Job-Seekers Say They Are Hit Hard By the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Roshanak Astaraki
The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the economies of most countries around the world and resulted in millions of job losses. Iran, which already faces double-digit inflation and rampant unemployment, is among the...
U.S. Renews Waiver for Iraq to Import Iranian Electricity, Shortens Time
By Humeyra Pamuk
WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - The United States has renewed a waiver for Iraq to continue importing Iranian electricity, a State Department official said on Sunday, but this time for a shorter period...
