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Iran Covid deaths hit record high in months

Iran's Health Ministry on Wednesday reported 30 deaths caused by the Coronavirus over the past 24 hours, the highest figure recorded in months.

Ayatollah Khamenei: Removal of hijab is politically and religiously banned

Iran’s leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says removing the hijab in society in front of unrelated men is religiously and politically banned.

Iran sees rising Covid-19 deaths

The daily death toll from the coronavirus is rising in Iran, with the disease having killed 27 people in the country over the past 24 hours, the health ministry announced on Tuesday.

Iranian military chief: Iran’s space program moving forward at high speed

The chairman of Iran’s Joint Chiefs of Staff says launching and putting numerous satellites into orbit is another achievement of the Iranian armed forces over the past year.

Iran education minister resigns over teachers’ salaries crisis

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi has accepted the resignation of Minister of Education Yousef Nouri following the delay in the payment of the teachers’ salaries, and appointed Reza Moradsahraei as the caretaker minister.

Iran Health Ministry official: Booster doses needed to curb new Covid wave

A member of the Iranian Health Ministry’s Infectious Diseases Center has called for injection of booster doses amid a new wave of Covid that is expected to last for at least two weeks more.

Iranian cargo ship rescues 11 tourists aboard vessel lacking safety standards in Persian Gulf

An Iranian cargo ship goes to the rescue of 11 tourists aboard a vessel lacking safety that was sailing the waters off the country’s southern coast in the Persian Gulf region.

‘Red’ alert in 19 cities on Iran’s coronavirus map as more people contract Covid-19 

Iran’s Health Ministry categorizes 19 cities as ‘red’ or ‘high risk’ on its coronavirus-tracking map, as the number of patients diagnosed with Covid-19 continues to surge countrywide.

Simple iftar in the holy shrine of Imam Reza, during Ramadan in Iran’s Mashhad

During the holy month of Ramadan, the pilgrims of Imam Reza, the eight Shia Imam, will be served with hot food and iftar in the northeastern city of Mashhad. 

Police chief: 629 Nowruz travelers dead so far in car accidents across Iran

Iran’s Police Chief Brigadier General Ahmadreza Radan says car accidents have so far left 629 people dead amid an increase in road trips countrywide during Nowruz holidays.

Covid kills 22 in Iran in 24 hours as official warns of more new cases

Covid-19 has claimed 22 more lives in Iran over the past 24 hours. That's according to the Iranian health ministrys latest tally on Wednesday.

Iran’s ambassador joins Iftar ceremony with Saudi counterpart in Norway

Iran’s ambassador to Norway joins an Iftar ceremony hosted by his Saudi counterpart in the Scandinavian country, weeks after Tehran and Riyadh announced a historic agreement to resume diplomatic ties.

Iran condemns Danish group’s sacrilegious move to insult holy Quran 

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has strongly condemned a Danish extremist group’s sacrilegious move to once again insult the holy Quran, especially during the fasting month of Ramadan.

Former Iranian official criticizes proposed heavy fine for hijab rule violation 

Iran’s former communications minister has criticized a parliamentary motion which would impose a fine of up to 3 billion tomans (roughly 60 thousand dollars) for women’s failure to observe the Islamic veil (hijab).

Iran police chief: 470 dead so far in road accidents during Nowruz holidays

Iran’s Police Chief Brigadier General Ahmadreza Radan says 470 people have so far lost their lives due to vehicle accidents amid a sharp rise in road trips countrywide during Nowruz holidays.

Iranians join world people to mark Earth Hour 2023

Iranians mark Earth Hour 2023, an annual event organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature asking people worldwide to “go dark” for an hour in support of efforts to save energy and raise awareness for environmental issues and climate change.

Iran in grip of new Covid wave, 24 killed, red cities on rise

Official figures say the number of red cities in Iran in terms of risk from the Covid pandemic has increased from 10 to 13.

Afghan migrants in Iran join traditional wrestling tournament in Qom

Afghan nationals residing in Iran have gathered in the city of Qom, south of Tehran, from across the country to join a traditional wrestling competition.

Police: Daily car accidents kill 40 during Nowruz in Iran

A traffic police official says 40 people are being killed on average each day in Iran during the Nowruz holidays. General Kamal Hadianfar said the number of Nowruz trips has increased by 11 percent compared to last year.

Dozens injured as Iran’s Khoy struck by magnitude 5.6 earthquake again

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake has jolted the northwestern Iranian city of Khoy, which has been hit by several tremors over the past few months.

325 dead so far in car accidents during Nowruz trips across Iran: Police

A senior Iranian traffic police official says 325 people have so far lost their lives in road accidents during New Year trips across Iran since mid-March.

Road accidents claim 271 lives in Iran amid Nowruz trips

A senior Iranian police official says so far 271 people have lost their lives during road accidents across Iran in the run-up to the New Year holidays.

Iranians gather en masse at Imam Reza Shrine to ring in Nowruz

Large crowds of pilgrims gather at the holy shrine of Imam Reza, the eighth Shia Imam, in the northeastern city of Mashhad to ring in the Persian New Year, or Nowruz.

COVID-19 cases on rise in Iran, minister says new wave started on eve of Nowruz

Iran's Health Ministry announced on Monday more than 900 people had been diagnosed with COVID-19 over the past 24 hours. 19 people died of the disease during the time span. Health Minister Bahram Einollahi has said that the 8th wave of coronavirus has started in the country.

125 people killed in road accidents in 3 days ahead of Nowruz holidays

The head of the Iranian Police Traffic Control Headquarters says 111 road crashes have happened in the first three days aheadof the Nowruz holidays in Iran that have claimed 125 lives. Brigadier General Seyyed Kamal Hadianfar said 2,895 people have also been injured.

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