Coronavirus

Iran’s top general praises Chinese support in coronavirus fight

Mar 24, 2020 02:28

Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri commended China for providing Iran with medical assistance in the battle with COVID-19.
Intensifying US sanctions amid coronavirus pandemic contravenes human, UN norms: President Rouhani

Mar 23, 2020 15:05

President 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.
Climate change will still be a threat after Covid-19

Mar 23, 2020 14:54

The UN has repeatedly stressed that 2020 is a pivotal year in our battle to curb climate change. Hopes are high for COP26, the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties, which is scheduled to be held in Glasgow, Scotland, in November. More than 30,000 delegates from around the world are due to fly in to attend the event, at which nations are expected to unveil concrete plans for achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.
The coronavirus primaries were illegitimate elections, here’s why? (1)

Mar 23, 2020 14:48

Multiple American states postponed their primaries, due to the coronavirus risk, before in-person voting took place on March 17. Rather than respect the fact that states were trying to protect the health of voters and poll workers, the US Democratic National Committee threatened states with the loss of delegates if they did not hold their primaries before June 9.
New York Gov. Cuomo’s panel proposes Medicaid cuts amid coronavirus crisis

Mar 23, 2020 14:07

A panel appointed by New York governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled on Thursday its plan to reduce the state’s Medicaid spending by some $400 million over the next year. The plan will now go to the state legislature for consideration. Remarkably, the proposal is being put forward in the middle of a healthcare crisis that threatens the very lives of the many vulnerable New Yorkers who depend upon such services as Medicaid.
Iran refutes Washington’s ‘conspiracy theory’ claim on US role in virus spread

Mar 23, 2020 13:51

Iran'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.
China censures US for ‘clumsy trick’ to smear others with rumors amid COVID-19 pandemic

Mar 23, 2020 12:59

China 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.
Democrats block coronavirus package, call it ‘slush fund’ for Trump

Mar 23, 2020 12:50

Democrats 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.
Iranian artists ask colleagues across globe to stand up to US sanctions

Mar 23, 2020 11:52

A 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.
Iran examining possibility of coronavirus being biowarfare

Mar 23, 2020 08:52

Iranian scientists and intelligence experts are examining the possibility of the coronavirus being a biological warfare waged against the Iranian people.