In her first press briefing on Tuesday, Sima-Sadat Lari said 74 people have died of the virus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of fatalities to 8,425.
The spokeswoman said 138,457 patients have so far recovered from the disease, and been discharged from hospital.
2,639 patients are also in severe conditions of the disease, she added.
Lari noted that 1,128,601 COVID-19 tests have been taken across the country.
Sheffield Doc/Fest, an international documentary festival held annually in Sheffield, England, has chosen three Iranian films for its online platform, to be available to all public audiences from June 10 – July 10.
“Galena” directed by Ezzatollah Parvazeh, “Khoraman” (gracefully) by Arash Es’haghi, and “The Art of Living in Danger” directed by Mina Keshavarz — co-produced by Iran and Germany – will be screened online in Sheffield Doc/Fest.
The festival organizers announced in March that this year’s edition will not take place in its original form due to the current COVID-19 crisis.
The line-up of Sheffield Doc/Fest for 2020 includes 115 films of all lengths, spanning 50 countries around the world and representing 49 spoken languages.
The official selection for 2020 includes 31 World Premieres, 15 International Premieres, 5 European Premieres and 40 UK Premieres.
President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday called on the High Stock Exchange Council as well as the Securities and Exchange Organization to offer the necessary support to “make this secure atmosphere all the more promising for people and make this market move full steam ahead.”
“Freeing up Justice Shares was a major move made on the back of years of effort by the government,” said the president in a Cabinet meeting held to coordinate economic activities.
Justice shares where bonds that government offered to people years ago, but remained under the government control. Recently, people were authorized to take control of their shares and trade them on the stock exchange.
“Now, people own shares whose ownership was not transparent before, and which people would not be able to trade,” he added.
He said the stock exchange is flourishing with people’s well-managed contribution at a time when the nation is gripped by the coronavirus.
The president urged the High Stock Exchange Council as well as the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs to give fresh impetus to trade in real estate shares and bonds.
In a telephone conversation with his Kyrgyz counterpart Sooronbay Jeenbekov on Tuesday, President Rouhani stressed the need for the enhancement of cooperation between Tehran and Bishkek.
“We should not wait for an end to the coronavirus for economic cooperation, as we can expand the trade exchanges and economic cooperation within the framework of the health protocols,” the Iranian president added.
He also noted that the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) has provided a good opportunity for closer economic and trade interaction between Iran and Kyrgyzstan, calling for efforts to broaden the bilateral ties within the framework of the economic union.
President Rouhani further pointed to the completion of a sports complex project in the Kyrgyz city of Osh with the help of Iranian engineers, saying the Iranian companies are fully prepared to offer technical and engineering services to Kyrgyzstan.
“The Iranian engineers and experts are ready for cooperation (with Kyrgyzstan) in the construction of power plants, power transmission lines, dams, and roads, and in the projects on development of electricity facilities,” he stated.
The president also highlighted Iran’s success in the battle with COVID-19 and the production of the necessary equipment by the Iranian knowledge-based companies, stressing, “Undoubtedly, in order for us to be able to protect our people against this virus, all countries should assist each other.”
“Despite the restrictions and pressures imposed by the US against Iran, we have fortunately achieved good success in the fight against the virus, and could also help a number of friendly countries, such as Kyrgyzstan, in the battle with the disease,” President Rouhani noted.
For his part, President Jeenbekov emphasized the need for the enhancement of relations with Iran in all fields, saying, “Kyrgyzstan will always remain a friend and brother of Iran.”
He further expressed gratitude to Iran for giving Kyrgyzstan medical assistance in the battle with the novel coronavirus.
“Iran has achieved good success in producing the equipment for the fight against coronavirus, and I’m glad that we can meet our demands in this field through Iran,” he noted.
Pointing to the far-reaching impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on the world economy, the Kyrgyz president called for efforts to broaden the trade and economic relations and increase joint investment.
Back in May, Iran sent a consignment of humanitarian aid to Kyrgyzstan to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
The medical cargo weighing more than 3 tonnes was delivered by a charter flight from Mashhad to Bishkek on May 18.
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Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Gholam Hossein Esmaeili said the convict, named Seyed Mahmoud Mousavi Majd, had connections with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Israeli espionage service Mossad.
In exchange for receiving dollars, the spy gathered intelligence for the CIA and Mossad on the Iranian security sphere and Armed Forces, including on the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Forces and on the whereabouts of Lt. General Qassem Soleimani, the spokesman said.
The Revolution’s Court has sentenced the spy to death, and the ruling has been upheld by another court, he said, adding that the convict will soon be executed.
Lt. General Soleimani, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who was the deputy head of Iraq’s Hashd al-Sha’abi (PMU), and a number of their entourage were killed in a strike by American drones near Baghdad International Airport on January 3.
The White House and the Pentagon claimed responsibility for the assassination of General Soleimani in Iraq, saying the attack was carried out at the direction of US President Donald Trump.
In the early hours of January 8, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) targeted the US airbase of Ain al-Assad in retaliation for the US move.
The two countries spoke of the resumption of commercial ties in a ceremony where a new border bridge was put into service in the Iranian town of Sarakhs.
The ceremony held via videoconference was attended by a host of senior officials from both countries.
Present at the ceremony was Iranian Minister of Roads and Transportation Mohammad Eslami, who said the inauguration of the new bridge is a “positive model” for lasting cooperation.
“I’m confident that we can use this achievement to boost economy, trade and commerce, and open up new horizons for development,” the minister said in the ceremony.
He said the project will set the stage for the enhancement of cooperation between the two countries and in the whole region with regards to the transportation of goods.
The minister noted the project comes in tandem with the expansion of relations within the framework of infrastructural and development projects of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) and in keeping with the Ashghabat transit agreement as well as an agreement signed by the Persian Gulf and Silk Road countries.
He said Iran plans to turn Sarakhs into a special economic zone, which amounts to a historic opportunity for absorbing massive investments as well as the promotion of cooperation between the two countries.
Formerly known as the edifice of Foruq-ol-Molk Ghavami, the museum building dates back to 1931, the early years of Pahlavi dynasty in Iran.
The private residence that belonged to Ms. Ghavami was built in Sang-e Siah (black stone) neighborhood of Shiraz, and includes guardhouse, cookhouse, stable, bathroom, and two dwellings –Fadak guesthouse and the house of Foruq-ol-Molk.
Special sections have been created inside the rooms of the house to exhibit the works of art from three generations of Meshkinfam family. In addition, the works of art from other artists of the Fars Province have been put on display, donated to the museum by their creators or by private collectors.
The museum includes various sections exhibiting different types of artistic works categorized according to the art techniques and the date of creation, involving works of bas-relief, calligraphy, painting, photography and visual arts.
The museum has also a library that houses thousands of specialized books, magazines, newspaper articles on artistic activities, brochures, posters, and catalogues of art events, an archive of audio and video documents including interviews with prominent provincial and national artists, video reports from art exhibitions, events, and meetings, as well as documentaries on the life and works of renowned international artists, and world museums and art centers.
The museum had been closed for a couple of weeks due to the outbreak of coronavirus, but has now reopened in compliance with the health protocols defined by the International Council of Museums (ICOM) and the Iranian Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts.
Seventeen years after its inauguration, Meshkinfam Art Museum has earned a reputation for displaying a treasure of Iranian visual arts.
The agreement to build the park was signed by Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari and Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi on Monday.
Speaking on the sidelines of the signing ceremony, Sattari said the agreement will set the stage for the development of the biome of digital businesses.
“With the establishment of the digital economy park on the 30-hectar grounds of the Pardis Technology Park, the groundwork will be laid for knowledge-based businesses and startups in the domain of digital economy, information technology and communications to develop and make progress besides other technological fields which develop in the biome of Pardis,” he said.
He added total sales by companies in this biome amounted to more than Rls. 110 trillion last year, and soon the grounds of Pardis will be expanded to 1,000 hectares and it will turn into a technology town,” he added.
He said knowledge-based firms and startups based in this park achieve new accomplishments on a regular basis.
The communications and information technology minister, in turn, said the establishment of the digital economy park is part of cooperation between his ministry and the Science and Technology Department of the Presidential Office.
He said a jump in domestic production, as the Leader has emphasized, in order to give fresh impetus to economic growth would be a response to sanctions.
Commander of the Tehran Metro Police said studies have been carried out to construct platform glass walls in 35 subway stations, noting that infrastructure of the project is being developed.
In an interview with Tasnim, Colonel Saeed Ataollahi said Police officers are on duty in all metro stations, and there are also central Police offices in 13 stations.
Police are ensuring security at all subways stations round the clock, the commander noted, pointing to special plans to prevent suicides.
“Police have prevented suicide attempts in a considerable number of cases. Maybe someone decides to commit suicide suddenly because of mental and psychological problems, but we have trained the Police forces what to do in that occasion,” Ataollahi noted.
The security forces would not let the person who has attempted suicide leave the place, but take care of the distressed person and call his or her family for post-traumatic health care service, the colonel added.
He said the Police have informed the Tehran Metro of the need to erect glass walls, noting that such suicide barriers are going to be erected in 35 stations despite the heavy construction costs.
There are at least 125 subway stations across Tehran, with 300 kilometers of railroad running under the metropolis. More than one million people ride the subway in capital every day.
The first suicide in the subway system of Tehran occurred in 2005, when an 18-year-old girl succumbed to injuries after a suicide bid.
The subway stations of Tehran have seen dozens of suicide attempts afterwards, many of which have been unsuccessful due to the timely presence of the security forces on the platform.
Construction of floor to ceiling glass barriers will stop passengers falling or being pushed on the line.
Apart from increasing safety, the glass barriers cut the blast of rushing air caused by trains hurtling into stations, improve heating, ventilation and air conditioning, and also prevent litter building up on tracks.
Screen doors are widely used on transport systems around the world.
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