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Iran recorded on Sunday its first triple-digit overnight increase in coronavirus fatalities since mid-April, a health official announced. The Covid-19 daily death count reached three-digit…

President Hassan Rouhani warned on Saturday that the government might have to reimpose restrictions, if public adherence to coronavirus-related protocols continues to drop.

A Chinese senior diplomat said Beijing will work with all involved countries to uphold the binding nature of the United Nations Security Council resolution that endorsed the 2015 nuclear deal…

Iran’s deputy foreign minister for international and legal affairs participated in an extraordinary ministerial meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s Executive Committee on…

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is set to travel to Moscow and Ankara next week to meet his Russian and Turkish counterparts and discuss the latest developments in bilateral ties as well…

Iran’s top diplomat said the United States has no right to exploit the UN and the International Atomic Energy Agency to vilify Iran, because Washington has already breached the nuclear deal that…

Five of Iran’s 31 provinces are in a state of emergency due to a resurgence of Covid-19 infections, a health official said. Hormozgan, Kurdestan, Lorestan and East Azerbaijan have joined the…

Iran’s envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency sent a letter to the director general of the nuclear watchdog, calling attention to the United States’ irresponsible conduct and the need…

Public compliance with safety guidelines issued to minimize the spread of coronavirus has dropped by 55%, a health official said, raising deep concerns over the nationwide reopenings.

Russia and China have started making the case at the United Nations against Washington’s claim that it can trigger a return of all sanctions on Iran at the UN Security Council, with Moscow…

The European Union’s top diplomat said on Tuesday that since the United States in 2018 already withdrew from the international agreement curbing Iran’s nuclear ambitions, it cannot now use its…

Venezuela’s government said on Monday that a flight carrying humanitarian aid related to the Covid-19 epidemic had arrived from Iran that has provided critical assistance to the South American…

The United States activated a set of sanctions it imposed on Iran’s shipping network six months ago, in a move expected to further hamper imports of food and medical supplies into Iran at a time…

Russia’s foreign minister said the Trump administration has unleashed a politically motivated campaign against Iran and called for “universal condemnation” of the US attempt to get the UN…

Expansion of testing and young population account for Iran’s lower mortality rate compared to countries hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic, a health official said.

Iran has lost its trust in the United States and the fruitfulness of negotiations with that country, a senior Iranian official said, adding that Washington needs to restore all that it has…

To date, nearly 174,000 have contracted the virus known to cause Covid-19 in Iran and 8,350 have lost their lives, a health official announced.   More than 2,000 additional confirmed…

Iran’s UN ambassador said the US call for an extension of the United Nations Security Council's arms embargo on Tehran lacks legal standing in international law. In a tweet on Saturday, Majid…

New Iranian lawmakers maintain that holding talks with the United States that has already violated its previous commitments under the multinational 2015 nuclear deal is unwise and will have no…

Following the rapid reopening of businesses across Iran amid the coronavirus pandemic, a health official said infections in the capital Tehran are volatile and alarming. Health Ministry…

The International Atomic Energy Agency’s new report on the 2015 nuclear deal confirms that the verification of Iran’s nuclear program has continued since the agreement was enacted, an Iranian…

President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday Iran has no choice but to pursue economic goals, as it tries to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus.  During the coronavirus taskforce…

An Iranian-American scientist who had been imprisoned in the United States was freed and will soon be returning home in exchange for Iran’s release of a US navy veteran from jail. 

Russia is defending Iran’s right to launch a satellite, dismissing US claims that Tehran was defying the UN resolution endorsing the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six major powers by…

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei commemorated the founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini, on the 31st anniversary of his passing, saying the late leader…