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Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres have exchanged views on the Yemen and Afghanistan crises in a phone call on Sunday.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has held phone talks with Mohammad Haneef Atmar, the caretaker of the Afghan Foreign Ministry.

Iran’s ambassador to Baghdad has expressed the Islamic Republic’s support for whoever the Iraqi parliament elects as the next prime minister in a legal process.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Muhammad Javad Zarif has discussed the unilateral and unlawful US sanctions against the Islamic Republic with the UN Chief Antonio Guterres.

Abu Musa Island is the southernmost Iranian island in the Persian Gulf waters and is one of the most pleasant and humid regions of the body of water.

The Vatican has called on the White House to heed Iran’s concerns over the coronavirus outbreak.

President of Iran Hassan Rouhani has called for plans to exchange experiences with the other countries and take advantage of their initiatives for the fight against the novel coronavirus.

The results of a scientific study show that the timely closure of educational centres has been able to prevent more than 22,000 deaths caused by to the coronavirus in Iran.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi says Tehran welcomes the designation of Mustafa al-Kazemi as the new Prime Minister of Iraq.

Iran has expressed deep regret over Hungary’s decision to expel 17 Iranian university students on unjustifiable charges that they had violated coronavirus health protocols.

The Islamic Republic of Iran has expressed readiness to share its experiences in dealing with the coronavirus with Azerbaijan Republic, Armenia, and Kazakhstan. 

Iran’s Central Bank Governor Abdolnasser Hemmati says 1.6 billion dollars of Iran’s assets held abroad have been released.

Iran’s ambassador to the UN says the lifting of US sanctions will serve the interests of the whole world.

The Iranian president says the United States is committing terrorism in the medical domain by maintaining its sanctions on Iran amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Iran says neither the United States, nor any other country in the world, has the power to veto the loan requests of International Monetary Fund (IMF) member states.

Iran’s president says if Afghans residing in Iran are infected with the coronavirus, they must be treated free of charge, because Iran and its neighbours are linked, and they should help each other in this situation.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has voiced Tehran’s support for the peace process in Afghanistan, saying Iran is ready to contribute to the settlement of the disputes that have arisen after the recent Afghan presidential election.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif has voiced the country’s readiness to assist neighbouring Turkey in the battle with the novel coronavirus.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has reminded his French counterpart that defeating the novel coronavirus requires mutual cooperation and joint action, calling for efforts to share experiences in containing the contagious disease.

In controversial remarks, Iran’s health ministry spokesman has criticized China for its inaccurate reports regarding the coronavirus, saying the initial reports made other countries underestimate the severity of the disease.

Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), better known by their Arabic name Hashd al-Sha'abi, have blasted the US forces based in their country as "occupiers", pledging to bring the occupation of the Arab country to an end.

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani has slammed the US sanctions on health and medical goods, saying sanctions on health items are an illegal and inhumane act and a symbol of Donald Trump's open enmity with the Iranian people.

In a rare opinion piece published by The Guardian, Tehran’s mayor Pirouz Hanachi has argued that the US sanctions are crippling the Islamic Republic’s fight against the novel coronavirus.

Iran's ambassador and permanent representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency says the IAEA will soon send two rapid coronavirus diagnostic test devices to Iran.

Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations says the sky is the limit when it comes to Washington officials leveling accusations against the Islamic Republic.