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Intensifying US sanctions amid coronavirus pandemic contravenes human, UN norms: President Rouhani
Mar 23, 2020 15:05President Hassan Rouhani says the United States' move to prevent the dispatch of medical and humanitarian aid and the facilitation of banking interactions to meet the Iranian people's needs suffering from the deadly new coronavirus contravenes human and the United Nations regulations.
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Iran refutes Washington’s ‘conspiracy theory’ claim on US role in virus spread
Mar 23, 2020 13:51Iran's Foreign Ministry has bluntly refuted claims by US State Department that the Islamic Republic is fostering conspiracy theories by highlighting the role of the United States in the global spread of the deadly new coronavirus, known as COVID-19.
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China censures US for ‘clumsy trick’ to smear others with rumors amid COVID-19 pandemic
Mar 23, 2020 12:59China censures the United States for playing a ‘clumsy trick’ on other countries by smearing them with rumors aimed at accusing those countries with having a hand in the global spread of the deadly coronavirus.
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Democrats block coronavirus package, call it ‘slush fund’ for Trump
Mar 23, 2020 12:50Democrats have blocked a coronavirus stimulus package, provoking criticism from Republicans who accused them of being influenced by the US Sen. Chuck Schumer and the US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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Iranian artists ask colleagues across globe to stand up to US sanctions
Mar 23, 2020 11:52A group of Iranian artists active in various fields of arts, including filmmaking and music, have penned a letter to their colleagues in other countries, asking them to raise awareness about the urgent need for taking collective global action to lift brutal sanctions that the Western countries, especially the US, have imposed on Iran as the country is fighting a deadly outbreak of new coronavirus, known as COVID-19.
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Iran examining possibility of coronavirus being biowarfare
Mar 23, 2020 08:52Iranian scientists and intelligence experts are examining the possibility of the coronavirus being a biological warfare waged against the Iranian people.
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Iran: Army ordered to set up 2,000-bed hospital in Tehran
Mar 23, 2020 07:57General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces ordered the Army Ground Force to prepare a hospital with 2,000 beds in Tehran within two days for the treatment of the coronavirus patients.
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President Rouhani: US offer of coronavirus aid 'biggest lie in history'
Mar 23, 2020 07:51President Hassan Rouhani says the US offer to help Iran in its fight against the coronavirus is "one of the biggest lies in history" where the illegal US sanctions are hindering Tehran's access to medical supplies.
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US impeding global fight against coronavirus: Zarif
Mar 23, 2020 06:02Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Jawad Zarif on Monday slammed the US regime for not heeding a global call on Washington to lift the illegal sanctions on Tehran so that the country can fight the coronavirus outbreak.
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Europe’s key economies at standstill, as death toll rises worldwide
Mar 23, 2020 05:20The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic continues to increase across Europe and elsewhere in the world, bringing the key economies of the European Union – the new epicenter of the fast-spreading disease — to a standstill.