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20.05.2021 / 14:09

Iran president gives his most upbeat view yet of nuke talks

TEHRAN – Iran's president on Thursday offered his most optimistic assessment yet of ongoing talks to resuscitate his country's nuclear deal with world powers, claiming there had been “major" agreement among diplomats even as other nations involved suggested challenges remain.

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Covid-19 crisis: Iran to bar travellers from India over new variant

coronavirus variant to avert its spread in the already stricken country.Officials, however, didn't say if any cases of the variant first identified in India in late March had been detected in Iran, reported news agency Reuters."The Indian coronavirus is a new threat we face," Iran President Hassan Rouhani said in remarks broadcast on state TV."The Indian virus is more dangerous than the English and Brazilian variants," he added."All the eastern provinces should make sure people infected with the virus do not cross the borders into the country," Rouhani said. Iran's eastern provinces border with Pakistan and Afghanistan.

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UN nuclear chief in Iran as it threatens watchdog's cameras

TEHRAN – The head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog met Sunday with Iranian officials in a bid to preserve his inspectors' ability to monitor Tehran's atomic program, even as authorities said they planned to cut off their surveillance cameras at those sites.

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Iran's President Rouhani warns of 'fourth wave' of coronavirus

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani warned Saturday of a Covid-19 "fourth wave" as cases rise in certain areas of the Middle Eastern country hardest hit by the pandemic."This is a warning for all of us," Rouhani said in televised remarks.He said some cities in the southwestern province of Khuzestan were now "red" -- the highest on Iran's colour-coded risk level -- after weeks of low alert levels across the country."This means the beginning of moving towards the fourth wave.

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Iran says it begins 20% uranium enrichment amid US tensions

TEHRAN – Iran said on Monday it has begun enriching uranium up to 20% at an underground nuclear facility, a short, technical step to weapons-grade levels of 90% amid escalating tensions with the U.S. Iranian state television quoted spokesman Ali Rabiei as saying that President Hassan Rouhani has given the order for the move at the Fordo facility.

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Iran begins first human trial of locally made coronavirus vaccine

coronavirus vaccine in Iran began Tuesday, state TV reported, with dozens due to receive the domestically developed shot in the hardest-hit country in the Middle East.The vaccine, produced by Shifa Pharmed, part of a state-owned pharmaceutical conglomerate, is the first in the country to reach human trials.

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Iran says US sanctions hinder access to COVID-19 vaccines

TEHRAN – Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday that U.S. sanctions are making it difficult for Iran to purchase medicine and health supplies from abroad, including COVID-19 vaccines needed to contain the worst outbreak in the Middle East.President Donald Trump's administration has imposed crippling sanctions on Iran's banking sector and its vital oil and gas industry since unilaterally withdrawing the U.S.

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Coronavirus deaths in Iran surpass 50,000 as officials ease some lockdowns

Iran’s death toll from the global pandemic has risen above 50,000, state television said Saturday, as the country grapples with the worst outbreak in the Middle East.A two-week partial lockdown in the capital of Tehran and other major cities helped slow, but not stop the rising wave of deaths from the coronavirus over the past few weeks.President Hassan Rouhani warned Saturday that the lockdown could be extended to more cities or reimposed on the capital, if people do not abide by health measures. Coronavirus death toll surpasses 30,000 in Iran, officials say “Tehran is on the borderline of being in the red zone,” Rouhani said.

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Iran's president rejects bill that would boost enrichment

TEHRAN – Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday rejected a bill approved by parliament that would have suspended U.N. inspections and boosted uranium enrichment, saying it was “harmful” to diplomatic efforts aimed at restoring the 2015 nuclear deal and easing U.S.

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Iran registers record daily rise in coronavirus cases, deaths

Iran on Monday reported a record 13,053 new coronavirus infections and 486 deaths over the past 24 hours as the government planned tougher restrictions to curb the pandemic in the Middle East's worst-affected country.Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari told state TV that the total number of infected cases had reached 775,121, while total fatalities had increased to 41,979.President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday declared "the general mobilisation of the nation and the government" to confront the third wave of the coronavirus with infections and deaths rising at an alarming rate over the past few weeks.The government said on Sunday tighter restrictions to be imposed in Tehran and some 100 other cities and towns from Nov.

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Iran’s President Rouhani urges caution during religious festivities amid coronavirus

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged people on Saturday to observe health protocols and practice social distancing during upcoming Muslim festivities, as a health official said there had been a surge in coronavirus infections in a major holy city.Muslims around the world mark the Eid al-Adha feast, due to start at the end of the month.

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Iran could have 25 million cases of coronavirus: Rouhani

Iran’s president on Saturday estimated as many as 25 million Iranians could have been infected with the coronavirus since the outbreak’s beginning, as he urged the public to take the pandemic seriously, the state-run IRNA news agency reported Saturday.Hassan Rouhani cited a new Iranian Health Ministry study in offering the unprecedentedly high numbers.Rouhani also said about 30 to 35 million will be infected to the virus in the coming months. Coronavirus took their lives.

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Coronavirus lockdowns in Iran could spark protests, president warns

Iran issues mandatory mask order after coronavirus death toll surges Rouhani urged that ceremonies be held with a limited number of participants.

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Iran announces more than 2,000 new Covid-19 cases

Iran has announced more than 2,000 new coronavirus infections, in line with a recent surge in cases that the country's President Hassan Rouhani attributed to increased testing.

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Iran says low-risk economic activities to resume from April 11

Iran has been struggling to curb the spread of COVID-19 but authorities are also concerned that measures to limit public life to contain the virus could wreck an already sanctions-battered economy.

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Israel’s health minister contracts coronavirus, Netanyahu to continue isolation

The new coronavirus is forcing more top Israeli officials into isolation after the country’s health minister, who has had frequent contact with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, tested positive, the Health Ministry said Thursday.

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Iran’s economy a factor in coronavirus response, President Rouhani says

Iran‘s president on Sunday lashed out at criticism of its lagging response to the worst coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East, saying the government has to weigh economic concerns as it takes measures to contain the pandemic.

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Iran's president says economy is a factor in virus response

TEHRAN – Iran's president on Sunday lashed out at criticism of its lagging response to the worst coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East as a “political war,” saying he had to weigh protecting the economy while tackling the pandemic.

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New coronavirus cases surge by a record 2,206 in Iran after millions travel

At least 2,077 people have died in the country, making it one of the world’s worst outbreaks of the disease

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Fears of Covid-19 spike as Iran celebrates New Year

Iran's death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has risen to over 1,500 with the total number of people infected now exceeding 20,000, according to a health ministry official.

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Iran's leaders take upbeat tone even as virus deaths climb

TEHRAN – Iran's leaders vowed to overcome the coronavirus outbreak in upbeat messages marking the Persian New Year on Friday, even as the Health Ministry announced 149 more fatalities, bringing the country's death toll to 1,433.

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Iran’s leaders say ‘unity and hard work’ will beat coronavirus as death toll climbs

Iran’s leaders vowed to overcome the new coronavirus outbreak in upbeat messages marking the Persian New Year on Friday, even as the Health Ministry announced 149 more fatalities, bringing the country’s death toll to 1,433.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0