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Iran examining possibility of coronavirus being biowarfare

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

FM Zarif: US impeding global fight against coronavirus

Iran's foreign minister has slammed the US for not heeding a global call on Washington to lift sanctions against Tehran so that the country can fight the coronavirus outbreak.

Ayatollah Khamenei to talk live to Iranians after New Year speech cancellation

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei will deliver a live and direct speech to the Iranian nation Sunday, after he canceled his regular New Year speech at the Imam Reza Holy Shrine in the city of Mashhad in line with precautionary measures to prevent the further spread of the novel coronavirus.

US forces reportedly planning to withdraw from two bases in Iraq

US troops are planning to withdraw from two bases in Iraq’s northern provinces of Kirkuk and Nineveh, an Iraqi military source says, only a few days after forces from the US-led military coalition purportedly fighting the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group pulled out from a base on the Iraq-Syria border.

Jordan starts nationwide curfew as virus spreads in Mideast

Jordan has imposed a nationwide curfew in an attempt to fight the spread of the new coronavirus, as the respiratory disease continues to afflict more people around the globe.

President Rouhani expects virus restrictions in Iran to ease in two weeks

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says social distancing will continue for two or three weeks as the coronavirus outbreak in the country is expected to slow down by then.

US continues blame game against Iraq, says ‘disappointed’ over protection of forces

In yet another attempt to divert attention away from Iraq’s call for US troop withdrawal, the White House has blamed Baghdad for recent mysterious attacks against occupying coalition forces inside the Arab country.

Iran launching major electricity, water projects despite coronavirus outbreak

Iran’s Ministry of Energy says it is going to launch dozens of major electricity and water projects despite financial and logistics problems that has come as a result of a novel coronavirus outbreak in the country.

Iranians celebrate Nowruz, use video calls amid coronavirus outbreak

Iranians all around the world are celebrating the ancient festival of Nowruz, a holiday that heralds the beginning of spring and marks the start of the Persian New Year.

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