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Rouhani: US Sanctions Like Coronavirus, “Panic More than Reality”

Iranian President Hasan Rouhani likened US sanctions to coronavirus on Sunday, saying sanctions by Washington make panic more than reality. Speaking with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria Alexander Schallenberg, Rouhani said the European Union “is expected to stand up to US’ illegal actions.” He described Tehran-Vienna relations as ...

February 23, 2020

Middle East

Imam Khamenei Lauds Iranians for Thwarting Enemies’ Attempts to Discourage Voters

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei expressed on Sunday deep gratitude to the Iranian nation for the widespread participation in the February 21 nationwide elections. Addressing a religious class hailed the people for thwarting the opportunistic plots and campaign of enemies for harming the polls. “This ...

February 23, 2020

Middle East

Iran’s Election Committee Announces Names of 35 Candidates Seizing Highest Vote Rate

The spokesman for Iran’s Election Headquarters said the process of vote counting is underway, expressing hope that the final results of the Friday elections in larger cities would be announced by Saturday evening or Sunday. “The colleagues in all polling stations are counting votes and drafting minutes,” Sayyed Esmaeil Mousavi ...

February 22, 2020

Middle East

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang

China Says Maintains Close Cooperation with Iran to Defeat Coronavirus Cases

Chinese Foreign Ministry’s official spokesman Geng Shuang said that China will maintain close communication and cooperation with Iran to defeat the coronavirus. “China closely follows the COVID-19 situation in Iran and expresses condolences over the passing of patients,” Geng Shuang said in his regular press conference on Friday. “In this ...

February 22, 2020

Middle East

Vote Counting Underway in Iran, Results Could Be Announced by Sunday

The spokesman for Iran’s Election Headquarters said the process of vote counting is underway, expressing hope that the final results of the Friday elections in larger cities would be announced by Sunday. “The colleagues in all polling stations are counting votes and drafting minutes,” Seyed Esmaeil Mousavi was quoted as ...

February 22, 2020

Middle East

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi

US Sanctions Over Iranian Elections Show Washington’s ‘Maximum Pressure’ Policy is Failing: Tehran

The US sanctions on Iran over the Islamic Consultative Assembly election are useless and demonstrate that the pressure policy is failing, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Friday. According to Abbas Mousavi, the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the restrictive measures by Washington are ‘insane’. He called on ...

February 21, 2020

Middle East

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif

All Countries Except 3 Terrorist Regimes in Favor of FATF’s Extension of Deadline for Iran: Zarif

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that all the countries except three terrorist regimes are in favor of FATF’s extension of the deadline. “Almost the vast majority of the speakers who spoke during the meetings of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in the past few days were in favor of ...

February 21, 2020

Middle East

Every Vote Cast by People, Slap in Enemy’s Face: IRGC Chief

The chief commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says ahead of Friday’s parliamentary elections that every vote people cast in ballot boxes is a slap in the enemy’s face. Major General Hussein Salami made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a ceremony on Thursday, ...

February 21, 2020

Middle East

Iran Parliamentary Election Kicks Off, Leader Casts Vote in Early Minutes

Iranians have started casting their votes in Iran’s 11th parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections. Polling stations across the country opened at 8:00 a.m. (0430 GMT) on Friday and Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei was among the first to cast his ballot. Speaking after casting his ...

February 21, 2020

Middle East

Iran Opens HQ to Combat Coronavirus Outbreak

Iranian Government Spokesman Ali Rabiei said the government has established a ‘Coronavirus Combat and Prevention Headquarters’ to counter the deadly virus, which has been recently spotted in the country. “By the order of the president, the Coronavirus Combat and Prevention Headquarter has been established in the Health Ministry,” Rabiei said ...

February 20, 2020