EXCLUSIVE – U.S. Sanctions Have Idled a Quarter of Iranian Oil Rigs
By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin
LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) - At least a quarter of Iran's oil rigs are out of action as U.S. sanctions strangle the Islamic Republic's vital oil industry, according to a Reuters review of...
The Week in Review: February 28th – March 6th
The novel Coronavirus, or COVID-19, made its way to nearly every province in Iran, increasing the number of people affected in the country to more than 4,747, with some reports claiming 124 people had...
‘Business Is Finished’: Iranian Merchants Fear the Worst as Virus Spreads
By Davide Barbuscia and Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, March 5 (Reuters) - Iranian merchants plying the busy Strait of Hormuz between Dubai and Iran fear their next trip home will be a one-way trip after the United Arab Emirates...
Coronavirus Has Affected Almost All Iran’s Provinces – President
By Babak Dehghanpisheh
DUBAI, March 4 (Reuters) - Coronavirus has spread to almost all of Iran's provinces but the country will get through the outbreak with a "minimum" number of deaths, President Hassan Rouhani said on...
Coronavirus Is Having Devastating Impact on Iranian Economy, Exports
By Roshanak Astaraki
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of a coronavirus pandemic. An increasing number of new cases of the virus -- which causes the respiratory disease Covid-19 -- have been confirmed in...
U.K.’s Jack Straw Confronted by Kayhan Life’s Nazenin Ansari In Panel Discussion on Iran
By Nazanine Nouri
What’s next for Iran?
That was the title of a panel discussion in London with the U.K.’s former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and two Iranian-born speakers: Sanam Vakil, deputy director of the Middle...
Latest on the Spread of Coronavirus Around the World
March 2 (Reuters) - The rapid spread of the new coronavirus has increased fears of a pandemic, sending global markets into a dive last week and prompting governments to step up control measures.
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Gatherings Banned, Travel Restricted as Coronavirus Cases Grow Worldwide
By Steve Holland and Julia Harte
WASHINGTON, Feb 29 (Reuters) - Leaders in Europe, the Middle East and the Americas rolled out bans on big gatherings and stricter travel restrictions as cases of the new...
Iran Calls on People to Stay at Home as Death Toll Rises
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Feb 29 (Reuters) - Deaths in Iran from coronavirus have hit 43, the highest number outside China, and the total number of infected people has risen to 593, an Iranian health official said on...
Iran Rejects BBC Persian Report of at Least 210 Coronavirus Deaths
DUBAI, Feb 28 (Reuters) - The fast-spreading coronavirus has killed at least 210 people across Iran, the BBC's Persian service reported on Friday, citing hospital sources, far more than reported by the Health Ministry which...
