Bushehr nuclear power plant to halt activity as of today
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-12
TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA)

Iran not to seek outside help to meet defense needs: Sayyari
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-12
TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA)

'Iran studying possibility of COVID-19 as biological warfare'
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-12
TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA)

Iran respects any decision made by Iraqi system, govt.: envoy
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-12
TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA)

Politicians, media support lifting sanctions on Iran, but not Venezuela
Steve Ellner | zcomm.org | 2020-04-12
The United States has announced it is sending Navy ships to the Venezuelan coast, ostensibly to beef up counter-narcotics operations…
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'Untimely' to go on screen in Columbus Intl. Filmfest
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-12
TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA)

Iran produces COVID-19 antibody rapid test kit: Health Min. spox
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-12
TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA)

Arak's nature in fog
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-12
ARAK, Apr. 12 (MNA)

Iran records 1,675 new cases, 117 deaths on Sunday
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-12
TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA)

Iran unrivaled in Middle East for anti-corona measures: VP
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-12
TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA)

World Council of Churches urges Trump to remove anti-Iranian sanctions
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-12
TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA)

VIDEO: Joveyn dam overflows
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-12
TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA)

Iran exported more electricity to neighbors this year: official
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-12
TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA)

Hamideh Abbasali to return to Iran after undergoing surgery in Germany
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-12
TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA)

Iranian daily news front pages
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-12
TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA)

Iran's exports to Qatar via Bushehr ports up 37% per annum
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-12
TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA)

Rouhani urges people to follow protocols as gov. eases restrictions
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-12
TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA)

IRGC chiefs allocate 20% of own wages to coronavirus combat
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-12
TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA)

Volunteers prove altruism in coronavirus battle
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-12
TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA)

'National Interest': US Senator Urges Trump to Support Iran's $5bn COVID-19 Loan Request
Sputnik News | iranian.com | 2020-04-12
On Tuesday, US Department of State spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus told BBC Persian that the Trump administration opposes loans to Tehran by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank amid the coronavirus crisis sweeping the globe, even as Iran suffers from the worst outbreak of the virus in the Middle East. US Senator Dianne …
iranian.com/2020/04/11/national-interest-us-senator-urges-trump-to-support-irans-5bn-covid-19-loan-request/

Iran records nearly 4,500 coronavirus-related deaths
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-12
With 117 more deaths from the new coronavirus, Iran's death toll rose to 4,474, a health official said on Sunday.Kianoush Jahanpour, a Health Ministry spokesman, told a live state TV broadcast that 1,657 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total infections to 71,686.Jahanpour said 43,894 people have recovered so far and been discharged from hospitals, while 3,930 patients are in critical condition.Since appearing in China last December, the novel coronavirus has spread to at least 185 countries and regions.Data compiled by the U.S.-based Johns Hopkins University shows that…
yenisafak.com/en/world/iran-records-nearly-4500-coronavirus-related-deaths-3516695

Iran Begins Production of Antibody-Based Rapid Detection Tests
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-11
Deputy Minister for Science and Technology Surena Satari informed that Iran began the production of Serological Antibody Detection (SAD) Tests for the diagnosis of COVID-19. | RELATED: | US 'Calexit' Would Consider a Different Approach to Iran | This new industrial development, which builds on the existing production of Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests, gives Iran a potential competitive advantage in global markets. | "We can become one of the major exporters of different types of…
telesurenglish.net/news/Iran-Begins-Production-of-Antibody-Based-Rapid-Detection-Tests-20200411-0004.html

US blocks IMF loan for Iran's fight against COVID-19
wsws.org | 2020-04-11
The denial of desperately needed aid as Iran confronts one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in the world is part of a US sanctions regime that is tantamount to a state of war.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/11/iran-a11.html

First of its type in the world: Iran Rolls Out Ionized Protective Masks Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Sputnik News | iranian.com | 2020-04-11
The Islamic republic, considered one of the worst-hit countries in the world as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and the worst in the Middle East, has been struggling to contain the rapidly spreading outbreak while under harsh unilateral US economic sanctions. Experts in the Iranian Defence Ministry have released protective face masks with ionized …
iranian.com/2020/04/10/first-of-its-type-in-the-world-iran-rolls-out-ionized-protective-masks-amid-covid-19-pandemic/

Covid-19 confronts American exceptionalism
M. K. Bhadrakumar | iranian.com | 2020-04-11
The greatness of the classical Greek tragedies lies in their humanising effect on the spectator or reader

Iran Achieves Significant Breakthroughs Two Months After Coronavirus Outbreak
Fars News | iranian.com | 2020-04-11
Iran on Saturday unveiled a new anti-pathogen disinfectant and two production lines for Coronavirus test kits as the country is still mobilizing its capacities in fight against COVID-19. An Iranian knowledge-based company affiliated to Amir Kabir University of Technology declared today that it has developed and manufactured a new disinfecting solution through nanotechnology techniques that …
iranian.com/2020/04/11/iran-achieves-significant-breakthroughs-two-months-after-coronavirus-outbreak/

Terrified Atomic Workers Warn That the COVID-19 Pandemic May Threaten Nuclear Reactor Disaster
Harvey Wasserman | commondreams.org | 2020-04-10
The Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant is seen in the early morning hours March 28, 2011 in Middletown, Pennsylvania. (Photo: Jeff Fusco/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/three_mile_island_-_gettyimages-110954022_0.jpg …
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Medical aid cargo from Bulgaria arrives in Iran
Mehr News | iranian.com | 2020-04-10
Head of Bazargan Customs Administration Sadegh Namdar announced on Friday that Bulgari's eight-ton consignment including anti-coronavirus medical requirements arrived in Iran through Sari Su trans-boundary market at Iran-Turkey joint Bazargan border. Namdar explained that this is the second cargo which arrives in Iran through Sari Su trans-boundary market, after conducting the required coordination between Iranian and Turkish customs officials. …
iranian.com/2020/04/10/medical-aid-cargo-from-bulgaria-arrives-in-iran/

'We have too many ships at sea': Pentagon says more Theodore Roosevelt-level coronavirus outbreaks are possible
rt.com | 2020-04-09
New large-scale coronavirus outbreaks within the US military are certainly possible given the amount of assets it has deployed worldwide, the Pentagon has said, adding it was getting ready to operate in the "Covid environment." | "I think it is not a good idea to think that the [Theodore Roosevelt outbreak] is a one of a kind issue," Air Force General John Hyten, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said during a press briefing on Thursday. | We have too many ships at sea, we have too many deployed capabilities. There's 5,000 sailors on a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. To think it will never happen a…
rt.com/usa/485411-pentagon-more-coronavirus-outbreaks/

Noam Chomsky blasts Trump for continuing Iran sanctions
Press TV | iranian.com | 2020-04-09
Eminent American scholar and political commentator Noam Chomsky has blasted US President Donald Trump for continuing crippling sanctions on Iran as the country is fighting the novel coronavirus pandemic. "When the US imposes devastating sanctions

Iran to Unveil 122 Nuclear Achievements
Tasnim News | iranian.com | 2020-04-09
The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) was going to mark the National Nuclear Technology Day on Wednesday by unveiling 122 new achievements of the country's nuclear scientists, but decided to postpone the ceremony due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, a spokesman said. Speaking to IRINN on Wednesday, AEOI spokesperson Behrouz Kamalvandi said President …
iranian.com/2020/04/09/iran-to-unveil-122-nuclear-achievements/

US attempt to block Iranian funds in Europe nullified: Iran
Press TV | iranian.com | 2020-04-09
Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), also known as Bank Markazi, says the country has won a legal battle in Europe to dismiss a US attempt to have Iranian funds blocked and handed over to Washington for compensating the so-called victims of terror. Abdolnasser Hemmati said on Wednesday that courts in Luxembourg had …
iranian.com/2020/04/08/us-attempt-to-block-iranian-funds-in-europe-nullified-iran/

Is Trump Going To War With Iran During a Pandemic?
The Young Turk | iranian.com | 2020-04-09
Mehdi Hasan speaks with Cenk Uygur on The Conversation about how Trump might be planning a war against Iran during the COVID-19 crisis.
iranian.com/2020/04/09/is-trump-going-to-war-with-iran-during-a-pandemic/

As US Consigns Iranians to Death, Corporate Media Look the Other Way
Gregory Shupak | fair.org | 2020-04-08
Covid-19 has hammered few countries as hard as it has hit Iran, which reports (as of April 8) 64,586 cases and 3,993 deaths. US sanctions are a major reason that Iranians are getting infected with and dying from the coronavirus in such large numbers: The US's economic warfare softened Iran up for the pandemic well before its outbreak. Even before the pandemic hit, Human Rights Watch ( 10/29/19) was reporting that Trump administration sanctions were "causing…
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Iran Says US Can't Veto Its IMF Loan Request
Iran Front Page | iranian.com | 2020-04-08
Iran says neither the United States, nor any other country in the world, has the power to veto the loan requests of International Monetary Fund (IMF) member states. "In IMF we do not have any veto power for any country, and actually it's a policy of IMF for evenhandedness in appraisal and approval of requests," …
iranian.com/2020/04/08/iran-says-us-cant-veto-its-imf-loan-request/

President Rouhani Blasts US Medical Terrorism
Fars News | iranian.com | 2020-04-08
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani lashed out at the US sanctions and pressures which have deprived the Iranian people of their right to import drugs and medical equipment amid the coronavirus outbreak. "The Americans violate the approvals of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the White House which was a terrorist in economic fields is now …
iranian.com/2020/04/08/president-rouhani-blasts-us-medical-terrorism/

Iran Welcomes Putin's Idea for Green Corridor in Coronavirus Fight
Tasnim News | iranian.com | 2020-04-08
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif welcomed a proposal from Russian President Vladimir Putin to create a green corridor for the global battle with the coronavirus pandemic. "In order to contain the situation of coronavirus, different countries have closed their geographical borders, but opened them to provide assistance," Zarif said in a tweet on Wednesday, …
iranian.com/2020/04/08/iran-welcomes-putins-idea-for-green-corridor-in-coronavirus-fight/

Zarif: Iran does not need Trump's charity
IRNA | iranian.com | 2020-04-07
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message urged US to stop preventing Iran from selling oil, saying Iran does not need Trump's charity. "Iran is rich in human & natural resources. We don't need charity from @realDonaldTrump –who's forced to buy ventilators from sources he's sanctioned," Zarif wrote on his Twitter account on …
iranian.com/2020/04/07/zarif-iran-does-not-need-trumps-charity/

Everyone Must be Counted in the 2020 Census
Ebony Miranda | aclu.org | 2020-04-06
Every 10 years, the federal government conducts a census to count everyone living in the United States. For people of color, especially Black people, the census has traditionally been exclusionary and deeply flawed. | Article 1, Section 2 of the Constitution was intentionally designed to protect the institution of slavery by immorally reducing those enslaved to three-fifths of a human being. It remains the only reference to slavery in the Constitution and was the law when the first census was completed in 1790 and for 75 years thereafter until the 14th Amendment was passed. Two hundred thirty years later, Bla…
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Stop Tightening the Thumb Screws: A Humanitarian Message
Kathy Kelly | zcomm.org | 2020-04-04
One way to help others survive is to insist that the United States lift sanctions against Iran and instead support acts of practical care…
zcomm.org/zmagazine/stop-tightening-the-thumb-screws-a-humanitarian-message/

[Correspondence] COVID-19 gives the lie to global health expertise
Sarah L Dalglish | thelancet.com | 2020-03-26
As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak began spreading in Europe and the USA, a chart started circulating online showing ratings from the 2019 Global Health Security Index, an assessment of 195 countries' capacity to face infectious disease outbreaks, compiled by the US-based Nuclear Threat Initiative and the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health's Center for Health Security. The USA was ranked first, and the UK second; South Korea was ranked ninth, and China 51st; most African countries were at the bottom of the ranking.
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Latest U.S. Military Strikes Are as Reckless as they are Cruel
Lilly Dragnev | peaceaction.org | 2020-03-13
Washington, D.C.