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Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres has emphasized the necessity of lifting the US sanctions that have impeded Iran’s fight against the coronavirus epidemic.

The Foreign Ministers of Iran and Kyrgyzstan have talked about the global outbreak of coronavirus in a telephone conversation.

A time-honored tradition associated with Nowruz [which means New Day in Farsi] is preparing Haft-Seen.

Iran’s Health Ministry has confirmed 1,237 new cases of coronavirus infection, including 149 new deaths, during the past 24 hours.

The foreign ministers of Iran and Nigeria have discussed the latest situation regarding the spread of the deadly coronavirus in different countries.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the New Persian Year will be a year of prosperity for the Iranian nation.

The Foreign Ministers of Iran and Japan have held a telephone conversation in the early hours of the new Iranian year to discuss various issues, mainly the battle with the coronavirus and the need to lift the unilateral and illegal sanctions that the US has imposed on the Iranian people.

Iran's president has congratulated the leaders of regional countries on the occasion of Nowruz which marks the beginning of New Terms.

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Leader has named the Persian New Year 1398 as the year of “A Jump in Production.”

As a common practice among the people of different cultures or the first days of New Year, Iranians serve their traditional dishes, such as Sabzi Polo, on the initial days of Nowruz.

Iran’s First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri says the government has made decisions to compensate for the economic impacts of the coronavirus outbreak on the lives of the poor.

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has once again called on people to stay home expressing hope that the coronavirus outbreak takes a downward trend with people's cooperation.

Iran’s President has sent the "National Budget Law for the New Fiscal Year" to the Plan and Budget Organisation of the Islamic Republic to be implemented.

Iran’s Health Ministry says the number of coronavirus infections in the country has risen to 18,407, and the death toll to 1,284.

Iranian doctor Shirin Rouhani-Rad has died of hashtag coronavirus. This viral photo shows until last hours of her life she was visiting patients and tried to help, even when she was receiving intravenous infusion

Cartoonists from more than 50 countries have participated in a contest held by Iran in the virtual space, entitled “We’ll Defeat Coronavirus”.

Highest-ranking diplomats from Iran and Indonesia have discussed the latest situation on the outbreak of coronavirus in the world.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif has lashed out at the US government for impeding Iran’s fight against the coronavirus epidemic by intensifying the pressure of sanctions.

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, and picked headlines from 10 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Iranian people observe many traditional customs ahead of Nowruz, the Persian New Year. One of them is a ceremony called “No-Usti” held in Ardabil on the last Wednesday of Iranian calendar year.

 Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has defended his government’s response to the new coronavirus outbreak, dismissing as “propaganda” the claim that the outbreak in Iran was announced with delay.

The latest figures released by Iran’s Health Ministry show the number of coronavirus infections has risen to 17,361, out of whom 1,135 have died and 5,710 have recovered and been discharged from hospital.

Iran’s Deputy Health Minister Iraj Malekzadeh says he thinks the coronavirus had entered the country before it was announced because there was a flu epidemic in Iran at the same time.

Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has strongly criticized certain members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) for breaking a consensus about opposition to the US sanctions against Iran.

Iran’s Deputy Health Minister Iraj Malekzadeh says he thinks the coronavirus had entered the country before it was announced because there was a flu epidemic in Iran at the same time.