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Iran’s Leader Says US Accused of Creating Coronavirus

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Addressing the Iranian nation on television on Sunday, Ayatollah Khamenei said the US claims it would help Iran if the Islamic Republic asks for it.

First, he said, the US itself is short of resources in its own fight against the coronavirus, and if it could, it would have helped itself.

Second, the Leader noted, Americans are accused of developing the virus.

“I don’t know how true it is. But when there’s such an allegation, can a wise man trust you? You could be giving medicines that spread the virus or cause it to remain. Experience shows you can’t be trusted and you do such things,” the Leader added.

Ayatollah Khamenei said there is word that a strain of the virus has specifically been produced to target Iran using Iranian genetic specifications.

Elsewhere in his remarks, the Leader denounced the United States as the most wicked enemy of Iran. He said American officials are “terrorists, liars and charlatans,” urging Iranians to put up a stiff resistance against Washington.

Iran to Mass Produce Chinese Corona Drug: Official

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Ali Razazan, who is in charge of the distribution of corona drugs at Iran’s Food and Drug Administration, said an antiviral drug, manufactured and consumed in China, has been successful in treating COVID-19 patients, but we cannot announce its name yet.

He told IRNA the raw materials have arrived in the country and are currently in customs process. He added that the medicine can be mass-produced in the country within two days.
“It is a standalone antiviral drug developed and tested in China that can be used in combination with other antiviral drugs in the treatment of people with COVID-19,” stressed Razazan.

As in China, this drug may work on our patients, he said, reiterating that various drugs are now used to treat COVID-19 patients.

“Any decision on mass production of the new drug depends on the decisions of the Corona Scientific Committee. The committee may decide whether the new antiviral drug be produced independently or in combination with other drugs.”

The Scientific Committee on Drugs and Treatment of the Corona Task Force in Iran is one of the strongest committees in the world, with many countries using its findings, noted this health official.

“The coronavirus is a wild virus. It has not been tested in Iran before and no one knows what medications work in containing it. The goal of the Health Ministry is not simply to contain the virus but to eradicate it,” he underscored.

In Iran, the death toll reached over 1500. On Saturday, the country reported the first slowdown in the number of deaths since March 9.

The total number of confirmed cases in Iran has passed 20,000, Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpur said in a statement on TV.

Send Its Receipt to Pompeo If You Could Pay for Single Mask Destined for Iran: Foreign Ministry

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In a post on his Twitter account on Saturday, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Seyyed Abbas Mousavi asked the Iranian people in America to send the US State Department whatever documents proving a successful banking transaction for the purchase of a simple over-the-counter drug or a single face mask destined for Iran.

“Dear Iranians and Americans! Just a friendly reminder: If you are able to conduct a simple banking transaction from your home, company or the nearest bank office in your whereabouts to purchase a pack of Advil pills, one kilo of lentil or one mask for your relatives inside Iran, send its documents to the US State Department,” Mousavi said.

His message came after the US State Department claimed in a post in the Persian language that food, medicine and humanitarian supplies are exempt from the anti-Iranian sanctions.

In remarks earlier in March, Mousavi said the so-called humanitarian channel launched by the Swiss government in December 2019 has been faced with the US sabotage, and Iran is not given the permission to transfer its resources to the channel.

Hamas Raps US’ Cruel Sanctions on Iran

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Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif and Hamas’ Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniyeh held a telephone conversation on Saturday evening.

In the conversation, Haniyeh congratulated Foreign Minister Zarif on the new Iranian year and expressed sympathy and solidarity with the Iranian nation in the battle with the outbreak of coronavirus.

He also denounced the US’ cruel sanctions against the Iranian nation, and stressed the need for the removal of the sanctions.

For his part, Foreign Minister Zarif thanked Haniyeh, and emphasized the necessity of lifting the blockade on Gaza and the release of the Palestinian prisoners considering the widespread outbreak of coronavirus in the occupied territories.

No Days Off at Iranian Nuclear Centers in Nowruz Holidays

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The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran announced on Saturday that none of the country’s nuclear industry centers have been closed in the Nowruz holidays and are offering assistance to people, hospitals and medical centers uninterruptedly, considering the current circumstance in Iran and the need for closer cooperation and rapport for the battle with COVID-19.

All technical, specialized and service-providing sections of the nuclear industry are open during the Nowruz holidays, such as Iran’s Central Nuclear Research Complex of Yazd, Bushehr nuclear power plant, the Gamma Radiation Center, the heavy water producing complex in Khandab, the factories manufacturing new centrifuge machines, and the research units at the nuclear site of Natanz (Shahid Ahmadi Roshan Complex), the AEOI announced.

The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran also said the activities to offer decent services to the Iranian people will be taken more seriously and with the employment of all forces and facilities during the holidays, describing it as a social duty and responsibility.

The AEOI is ready to receive reports from people through the Internet and its portal round the clock, it added.

Moreover, Iranian vice president and head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Ali Akbar Salehi, has paid a visit to a company affiliated with the AEOI that uses Gamma radiation sterilization processes to sterilize disposable medical supplies, including the hospital gowns, gloves and face masks.

Reports on Fight against Coronavirus Promising: Iran’s President

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Reports on Fight against Coronavirus Promising: Iran's President

Hassan Rouhani said efforts made by medical staff and the Armed Forces as well as all those contributing to the national fight against the virus have proved effective.
“Reports show travel has dropped sharply,” he noted.

He said figures suggest that fellow countrymen are taking heed of health recommendations, which has contributed to containing the spread of the virus.
He called for businesses which offer essential goods and services such as supermarkets to limit their working hours in order to reduce the number of people gathering at one place in a bid to further stem the spread of COVID-19.

President Rouhani said staff such as armed forces and medical workers, who are at the forefront of the fight against the epidemic, should be given priority when it comes to the distribution of hygienic items such as face masks and gloves.

He noted it is merely up to the national commission tasked with tackling the coronavirus outbreak to decide on whether or not long-distance domestic public transport services should be offered at this juncture.

He also said the academic year for both schools and universities will be extended to make up for the period during which they were closed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Coronavirus Fatalities in Iran Reach 1,556

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Iran’s health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said on Saturday 966 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection were reported in the country in the 24 hours to 12 pm, Saturday, including 123 new deaths.

That brings to 20,610 the total number of people infected with the disease in Iran, he added.

He said 232 of the new infections cases belong to the capital, Tehran.
“7,635 infected patients have recovered and been discharged from hospital,” he added.

UK MPs Urge US to Drop Sanctions to Help Contain Epidemic in Iran

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UK Debt to Iran Has Nothing to Do with Release of Jailed Criminals: Defence Ministry

Iran’s ambassador to London Hamid Baeidijejad said in a tweet that more than 1,100 people have signed the petition, so far.

“British nationals and those residing in the UK can sign the petition,” he added.

In a recent conversation with his British counterpart Dominic Raab, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif thanked the European Union for sending aid to Iran to help tackle the coronavirus epidemic. Zarif also said Washington’s illegal and unilateral sanctions are an obstacle to fighting the coronavirus pandemic worldwide. Zarif asked Britain not to abide by unfair US sanctions on Iran at this juncture because of both humanitarian concerns and its obligations under the Iran nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Earlier,, the British daily The Guardian claimed that London had pressured the White House to wind down sanctions on Iran in order to help contain the spread of the coronavirus.

Iranian Engineer, French Spy Released in Prisoner Swap

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Iranian Engineer, French Spy Released in Prisoner Swap

Following a series of coordination between the security organizations of Iran and France, Paris on Friday released Iranian engineer Jalal Ruhollahnejad who had been detained in France in 2019 over alleged violations of US sanctions against Tehran.

The Iranian engineer had been arrested at the airport of Nice at the request of the US Department of Justice. In May 2019, a French court approved the extradition of Rouhollahnejad to the US to face charges of attempting to illegally import US technology for military purposes.

Moreover, the French Supreme Court had upheld the first court’s ruling on the Iranian engineer’s extradition to the US. But he was finally released on March 20, the first day of the new Persian year, after more than a year behind bars in France.

In exchange for his freedom, Iran has released Roland Gabriel Marchal, who had been sentenced to five years in prison for acting against national security.

The French national’s imprisonment term was commuted and he was handed over to the French embassy in Tehran on Friday.

Roland Gabriel Marchal was serving a sentence in Iran on a charge of assembly and collusion against national security.

Things Looked Different in Iranian President’s New Year Speech

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Things Looked Different in Iranian President’s New Year Speech

In was the first time that an Iranian president made a Nowruz speech while standing. Moreover, the president’s surroundings did not include Haft-Seen, a quintessential component of Nowruz traditions.

Apart from President Rouhani’s verbal emphasis on the need for unity and rapport in the battle with the coronavirus, his body language and the different scene of his speech, with a background of trees covered in blossom, had messages.

The president was standing up at the end of a tough year and at the beginning of another difficult Persian year. He was in fact expressing his administration’s serious determination to stand against the problems and calling on people to stand by the administration firmly.

President Rouhani’s refusal to allow the organizers to set Haft-Seen in front of the camera also reflects his solidarity with the Iranian people whose businesses have been affected by COVID-19 epidemic and who have been unable to celebrate this year’s Nowruz like the past.

The president has given people an indirect message that he is feeling their pains and his administration will be doing its utmost to handle the situation and overcome the coronavirus crisis with fortitude, Borna reported.

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