IRGC to Stage Biodefense War Game, Massive Cleaning Operations

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Ground Force will launch a biological defense exercise and countrywide disinfection operations on Wednesday to help contain the coronavirus epidemic, a top commander said. IRGC Ground Force Commander Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour announced at a press conference on Tuesday that his forces will start the ...

Iran Army Opens 2,000-Bed Medical Center in Tehran

The Iranian Army on Wednesday opened a makeshift medical center with 2,000 beds at a large fairground in Tehran, used as a hospital and a convalescent home for coronavirus patients. The Army Ground Force set up the big medical center within only two days. The temporary hospital and convalescent home ...

‘Israel’ Heading into Economic Collapse, Chaos: Report

The Israeli ombudsman’s office issued a report to detail the fragile conditions of the occupation entity amid the coronavirus outbreak, stressing that the government did not draw up sufficient plans to deal with an epidemic or stockpile a sufficient amount of medicine and ventilators, among other shortcomings. The report expected ...

Turkey-backed Terrorists Breach Cessation of Hostilities Agreement in Idlib

Terrorist organizations backed by the Turkish regime breached the cessation of hostilities agreement in Idlib countryside and fired several rocket shells and sniping bullets on several directions. The Syrian army immediately responded with appropriate weapons. SANA reported that “Terrorist organizations backed by the Turkish regime fired several rocket shells and ...

Netanyahu Warns 10,000 Israelis could Die from Coronavirus

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned his ministers on Monday during a seven-hour meeting with top officials about ongoing efforts to stop the spread of the virus. “We could reach a million infected within a month,” the prime minister said, the Jerusalem Post cited a report on N12 as saying. ...

US Using COVID-19 to Express Hostility: Iran’s Shamkhani

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani lambasted the US authorities for resorting to the coronavirus outbreak for showing hostility towards other nations. In a post on his Twitter account on Tuesday, Shamkhani said it is only the American politicians who regard the outbreak of COVID-19 as ...

Rouhani: Coronavirus Deaths, Hospital Admissions on Decline in Iran

The number of deaths and hospital admissions due to the coronavirus infection across Iran has decreased, President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday. In an address to a session of the Coronavirus Battle National Headquarters, Rouhani said the hospital admissions in different provinces because of COVID-19 infection has decreased, and there has ...

Number of coronavirus infections in ranks of Israeli occupation army rises to 25: spokesperson