Al-Nujaba distributed Subsistence packages in Palestine
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-04
TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA)

Netanyahu pushed US towards war with Iran
Gareth Porter | zcomm.org | 2020-05-04
An investigation of supposed Iranian nuclear documents presented in a dramatically staged Netanyahu press conference indicates they were an Israeli fabrication designed to trigger US military conflict with Iran…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/netanyahu-pushed-us-towards-war-with-iran/

Front pages of Iran international dailies on May 4
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-04
TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA)

Right-Wing Think Tanks Using Covid-19 To Push War with Iran
Sarah Lazare | zcomm.org | 2020-05-04
Amid an unprecedented global crisis, the self-declared "guardians of order" see an opening to push for more war, death and destruction…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/right-wing-think-tanks-using-covid-19-to-push-war-with-iran/

US' anti-human rights actions posed challenges to Iran's fight against coronavirus
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-04
TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA)

Iran promises 'appropriate and decisive' response as US calls for arms embargo to be prolonged
rt.com | 2020-05-04
Tehran's Foreign Ministry spokesman accused Washington of acting "illegally" in their efforts to influence the UN Security Council, adding Iran would not be "seeking to exit the 2015 nuclear deal" the US pulled out of in 2018. | Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said Iran's response would be "proportionate" after the US said last week it was "hopeful" the UN Security Council would extend the arms embargo on Iran before it expires in October. | The Trump administration has taken a harder line against the Islamic Republic after withdrawing from the deal, which relaxed economic sanctions in exchange for Te…
rt.com/news/487709-iran-response-usa-embargo-prolong/

Iran chops off zeroes from currency, changes 'rial' to 'toman'
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-04
TEHRAN, May 4 (MNA)

Iran warns of 'harsh response' if its case referred to UNSC
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-04
TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA)

Iran to overcome sanctions and become more powerful: Emile Lahoud
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-04
TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA)

Envoy describes US invocation of UNSC 2231 as 'travesty'
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-04
TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA)

Iran's confirmed COVID-19 cases hit over 98k with almost 79k recovered
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-04
TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA)

Meet Iran's highest waterfall; Laton
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-04
ASTARA, May 04 (MNA)

Vahdat Dam in Kurdestan province overflows
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-04
SANANDAJ, May 04 (MNA)

David vs. Goliath: How Poorer Nations Can Fight for Their Interests
Andrey Areshev | strategic-culture.org | 2020-05-04
I thought I was winning, landing punch after punch, but then I was hit by a surprise left hook, and hit the canvas… intellectually speaking. In a debate segment a little while back I was arguing with a gent who was sure that the only way for smaller countries like Iran, North Korea and Pakistan to stand up to U.S. pressure was to use international "justice". For him this was something to the effect of going to the UN and trying to punish Washington with lawyers, courts and bureaucracy for its international bullying. The natural response to such flagrant naivete were my arguments like… | "Just who put together…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/05/04/david-vs-goliath-how-poorer-nations-can-fight-for-their-interests/

Govt. spox holds presser
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-04
TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA)

Russia slams US for obstructing Iran's loan request from IMF
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-04
TEHRAN, May 4 (MNA)

Return of Iranian scientist in US jail to country confirmed: MP
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-04
TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA)

Need to boost coop. between Iran, Turkey more than before: Vaezi
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-04
TEHRAN, May 4 (MNA)

Headlines of Iranian dailies on May 4
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-04
TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA)

KRG's Sartak-Pishta border crossing reopens with Iran amid pandemic
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-04
TEHRAN, May 04, (MNA)

Pakistan reopens Pishin border to facilitate imports from Iran
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-04
TEHRAN, May 04, (MNA)

Iran's corona diagnostic kits to be exported to Germany, Turkey: VP
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-04
TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA)

Iran OPEC boss in coma after brain haemorrhage
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-04
TEHRAN, May 4 (MNA)

Police bust over 1.4 tons of narcotics in S Iran
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-04
TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA)

Meighan Wetland in Markazi province
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-04
TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA)

Iran Air to launch flight to bring home Iranians from Netherlands
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-04
TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA)

US Push for "Low-yield Nukes" Makes Nuclear War More Likely as Russia Will Retaliate with Full Force, Moscow Says
Nebojsa Malic | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-04
The US State Department's case for tactical nuclear weapons is a case study in psychological projection not seen since the darkest days of the Cold War and its ever-present threat of world-ending atomic holocaust. | Back in February, the Pentagon announced | …
globalresearch.ca/us-push-low-yield-nukes-makes-atomic-war-more-likely-russia-retaliate-full-force/5711644

The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster and Civil Actions as a Social Movement
Prof. Paul Jobin | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-04
Like the many industrial disasters that have marked the history of modern and contemporary Japan, the nuclear disaster of March 2011 resulted in much litigation. By the ninth anniversary of the catastrophe in 2020, nearly four hundred individual civil actions, …
globalresearch.ca/fukushima-nuclear-disaster-civil-actions-social-movement/5711712

Coronavirus-positive scientist to return home from U.S. jail: Tehran
Tehran Times | iranian.com | 2020-05-04
Sirous Asgari, an Iranian scientist imprisoned in the United States who has contracted the novel coronavirus, will return home soon, according to Iran's Foreign Ministry. During a press conference on Monday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said the ministry is following up on Asgari's case both in Iran and in the U.S. Asgari, who has …
iranian.com/2020/05/04/coronavirus-positive-scientist-to-return-home-from-u-s-jail-tehran/

Eshgh: A Story of Everlasting Love
IRIB | iranian.com | 2020-05-04
iranian.com/2020/05/03/eshgh-a-story-of-everlasting-love/

Iran to reopen mosques in low-risk areas from Monday
Press TV | iranian.com | 2020-05-04
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says mosques will reopen in 132 regions designated as white under a color-coded system after being consistently free of the new coronavirus. Iran's Health Ministry has divided the country into white, yellow and red areas based on the number of infections and deaths. "Mosques will reopen in 132 towns, which were …
iranian.com/2020/05/03/iran-to-reopen-mosques-in-low-risk-areas-from-monday/

Friday Prayers to Be Held in 157 Iranian Cities
Tasnim News | iranian.com | 2020-05-04
People in 157 cities across Iran can attend the Friday prayers this week after a two-month hiatus following the coronavirus outbreak, an official said. Deputy head of the Policy-Making Council of Iranian Friday Prayer Leaders said on Sunday that this week's Friday prayers will be held in 157 cities in compliance with the health protocols. …
iranian.com/2020/05/04/friday-prayers-to-be-held-in-157-iranian-cities/

Iran to Drop Four Zeros From National Currency Rial, Rename It as the Toman
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-04
Iran's central bank has been planning to overhaul its currency since 2008, but the idea began to materialise only after the rial lost more than half of its value due to the US withdrawal from the landmark nuclear deal in May 2018.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202005041079193025-iran-to-drop-four-zeros-from-national-currency-rial-rename-it-as-the-toman/

Pompeo Demands Countries Block Airspace to Iran's Sanctions-Busting Air Bridge to Venezuela
Tyler Durden | anti-empire.com | 2020-05-03
The US is going on the offensive once again against Venezuela, this time attempting to break up growing Iranian cooperation and assistance to Caracas. The two so-called 'rogue states' recently targeted for US-imposed regime change are helping each other fight coronavirus as well as Washington-led sanctions. Specifically Tehran has ramped up cargo deliveries related getting Venezuela's derelict oil refineries fully operational. | Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in new statements has called on international allies to block airspace specifically for Iran's Mahan Air, currently under US sanctions, and which has in…
anti-empire.com/pompeo-demands-countries-block-airspace-to-irans-sanctions-busting-air-bridge-to-venezuela/

Iran Bashing, a US Media Specialty
Stephen Lendman | iranian.com | 2020-05-03
Operating as imperial mouthpieces, US establishment media are hostile toward all sovereign independent nations on its target list for regime change. They're countries unwilling to sacrifice their sovereign rights to US interests. Iran tops the list of Middle East nations Washington wants transformed into a vassal state

The Trump Regime's Latest Diabolical Anti-Iran Scheme. With the Support of Bibi
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-03
Decades of US hostility toward Iran for not bowing to its hegemonic will reached a fever pitch under Trump. | Regime hardliners and Netanyahu convinced him to wage all-out war by other means on Tehran, an agenda that risks things turning …
globalresearch.ca/trump-regime-anti-iran-scheme/5711581

Iranian model of public assistance during corona to be compiled: official
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-03
TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA)

Iran strongly condemns ISIL's terrorist attack against PMU
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-03
TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA)

Iran exports 1st batch of agricultural products to Kuwait during corona
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-03
TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA)

Iran marks national Shiraz Day
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-03
SHIRAZ, May 04 (MNA)

Afghanistan, Iran's new goods transit route to Central Asia: official
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-03
TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA)

Iran ready to share COVID-19 experiences with West: Amir-Abdollahian
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-03
TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA)

Germany unable to withstand US pressures: MP
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-03
TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA)

Police confiscates 257 kg illicit drugs in Iran's Damavand
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-03
TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA)

Police confiscates above 2.3 tons of illicit drugs in SE Iran
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-03
TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA)

European, American seminary students in Qom prov
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-03
QOM, May 03 (MNA)

Israel Behind Air Strikes in Syria Directed against Hezbollah. "Greater Israel" in the Making?
Lucas Leiroz de Almeida | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-03
Tensions have worsened in the Middle East. Apparently, the Israeli government is promoting an escalation of violence in Syria with the aim of expelling any trace of Iranian presence from the country, leading to the collapse of relations between Tehran …
globalresearch.ca/israel-can-be-behind-air-strikes-syria/5711574

Russia names US efforts for extension of Iran's arms embargo fruitless
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-03
TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA)

Illegal extension of arms embargo to kill JCPOA forever
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-03
TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA)

Why is Israel stepping up attacks on Syria?
Abdel Bari Atwan | thealtworld.com | 2020-05-03
Netanyahu is trying to achieve several objectives while the world looks elsewhere | There has been a steady upping of the pace of unprovoked Israeli military attacks on Syria recently. As presumably intended, this escalation has gone largely unreported in the international media and unnoticed by an outside world preoccupied with the coronavirus pandemic. | On Friday, Israeli warplanes launched a missile strike on a military base near the city of Hama, causing extensive casualties. The previous night, Israeli helicopters overflying the occupied Golan Heights targeted sites used by pro-government Iranian-backed par…
thealtworld.com/abdel_bari_atwan/why-is-israel-stepping-up-attacks-on-syria