Iran Renews Coronavirus Warning as ‘Low Risk’ Activities Re-Start
DUBAI, April 11 (Reuters) - President Hassan Rouhani urged Iranians to continue to respect measures to guard against the new coronavirus as "low-risk" business activities resumed in most of the country on Saturday, state...
Threat From Iran to U.S. Forces in Iraq Remains ‘Significant’ -Senior U.S. Diplomat
By Humeyra Pamuk
WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - Iranian-backed militia pose a "significant" threat to U.S. forces in Iraq, the State Department's top diplomat for the Middle East said on Thursday, about a week after U.S....
Iran Presses for IMF Loan; Some Business to Stay Shut Despite Easing
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, April 8 (Reuters) - President Hassan Rouhani pressed harder on Wednesday for a $5 billion emergency IMF loan Iran has sought to fight the Middle East's worst coronavirus outbreak, saying the Fund would...
Iran Supreme Leader Approves Tapping Sovereign Wealth Fund to Fight Coronavirus
April 6 (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has approved the withdrawal of one billion euros from the country's sovereign wealth fund to help fight the coronavirus epidemic, President Hassan Rouhani's official website...
Iran’s Rouhani Says Low-Risk Economic Activities to Resume From April 11 Amid Coronavirus
DUBAI, April 5 (Reuters) - Iran's president said on Sunday "low-risk" economic activities would resume from April 11 in the Middle Eastern country worst-affected by the new coronavirus.
Iran has been struggling to curb the...
Trump Warns Iran Against Possible ‘Sneak Attack’ on U.S. in Iraq
By Phil Stewart and Susan Heavey
WASHINGTON, April 1 - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Iran or its proxies planned a sneak attack on U.S. targets in Iraq, and warned they would pay a "very...
OPINION: Iran Lacks Coherent Strategy to Fight Pandemic; Employees at Risk
By Roshanak Astaraki
It has been 42 days since the first cases of the COVID-19 emerged in Tehran and the holy city of Qom. Yet despite the creation of the National Headquarters for Fighting Coronavirus,...
Iran’s Coronavirus Outbreak Worsens After Nowruz Holiday Travel
By Azadeh Karimi
Health workers, using thermometer guns to measure the temperatures of car passengers at various highway checkpoints across Iran, have identified 6,500 possible new cases of coronavirus infections among those traveling since just...
U.S. Renews Sanctions Waivers Allowing Iran Nonproliferation Work
By Humeyra Pamuk and Arshad Mohammed
WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) - The United States has allowed Russian, Chinese and European companies to continue their work at Iranian nuclear sites to make it harder for Tehran to...
Iran Extends Prison Furloughs as Coronavirus Death Toll Rises
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, March 29 (Reuters) - Iran's coronavirus death toll has risen to 2,640, a health ministry official said on Sunday, as the Middle East's worst-hit country grapples with the fast-spreading outbreak.
"In the past...
