Iran Daily: Tehran to Americans — “Help Us Help You” Over Coronavirus
Iran President Hassan Rouhani’s office appeals to Americans to press for the lifting of comprehensive US sanctions, using the global threat of Coronavirus.
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Iran Daily: UK, France, and Germany Send Medical Supplies to Tehran, Bypassing US Sanctions for 1st Time
The UK, France, and Germany have sent medical supplies to Iran, using a financial mechanism to bypass US sanctions for the first time and promising more.
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Iran Daily: Rouhani Throws Away His “Coronavirus Will Ease in 2 to 3 Weeks” Declaration
Iran’s President Rouhani throws away his declaration that Coronavirus could ease in 2 to 3 weeks: “Virus that has come into society may be here year or two.”
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Iran Daily: Coronavirus Report — 4,298 Deaths, 66,657 Suspected Cases
At least 4,298 people in Iran reportedly die from Coronavirus, as officials extend prison furloughs and activists criticize Supreme Leader for slow response
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Iran Daily: Rouhani — 20% of Government Budget to Fight Coronavirus
Iran President Hassan Rouhani says 20% of Government’s budget will be devoted to fighting the spread of Coronavirus, as official death toll passes 2,500.
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Iran Daily: Coronavirus — Tehran Suspends Public Transport But Confusion over Government’s “Social Distancing” Orders
As Iran’s Coronavirus toll rises, public transport suspended in capital Tehran, but confusion over restrictions belatedly ordered by the Rouhani Government
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Iran Daily: Trump Administration Slaps Down Tehran With More Sanctions
Trump Administration brusquely rebuffs Iran’s appeal for lifting of sanctions amid Coronavirus crisis, imposing more restrictions on the Islamic Republic.
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Iran Daily: Coronavirus — Regime Split Over Expulsion of Médecins Sans Frontières
Iran’s regime has split over the expulsion of a Médecins Sans Frontières team, soon after its arrival in Isfahan to help fight the spread of Coronavirus.
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Iran Daily: Rouhani — “Major Part of Economy Shut Down” Over Coronavirus
Changing his public line yet again, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says “major” portion of economy shut down as the country faces the Coronavirus crisis
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Iran Daily: Coronavirus Report — Regime Expels Médecins Sans Frontières
Iran’s officials expel team from Médecins Sans Frontières helping fight Coronavirus with hospital, medicines, respiratory masks, and protective clothing.
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Iran Daily: Supreme Leader Proclaims US May Have Created Coronavirus
Rejecting American assistance, Iran’s Supreme Leader repeats that US may have created Coronavirus: “You could be giving medicines that spread the virus.”
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Iran Daily: Rouhani Declares “Coronavirus May Ease Within 3 Weeks” — As Death Toll Surges
As Iran’s Coronavirus death toll surges, President Rouhani — concerned about the state of the economy — insists that the virus may ease in 2 to 3 weeks.
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Iran Daily: French Academic Marchal Released in Prisoner Swap
French academic Roland Marchal, a political detainee in Iran since June, released in a prisoner swap — but fellow academic Fariba Adelkhah still held
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Iran Daily: Supreme Leader — Year’s Priority is “Surge in Production”
While acknowledging Coronavirus, Iran’s Supreme Leader sets priority for the new Iranian year, amid economic problems, as “Surge in Production”.
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Iran Daily: Coronavirus — Rouhani Rewrites History, “We Spoke to People in a Honest Way”
Rewriting recent history, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani insists that the Government acted quickly to inform the public about the threat from Coronavirus.
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Iran Daily: Political Prisoner Zaghari-Ratcliffe Temporarily Released; Other Foreign Nationals Still Held
Anglo-Iranian charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is temporarily released from prison in Iran, but other foreign nationals remain behind bars.
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Iran Daily: Report — 1,300 Dead from Coronavirus; 32,000 In Hospital
At least 1,300 people have died from Coronavirus in Iran, with at least 32,000 hospitalized, according to information gathered by the Radio Farda website.
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Iran Daily: Coronavirus — 90% of Iranians Support Quarantine, But Government Refuses
Despite 14,000 confirmed Coronavirus cases in Iran, Rouhani Government is refuses quarantines — even though almost 90% of Iranians support the measure.
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Iran Daily: Deputy Health Minister — No, Coronavirus is not Western “Biological Warfare”
Contradicting the Supreme Leader and the Revolutionary Guards, Iran’s Deputy Health Minister says Coronavirus is not “biological warfare” by the West.
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Iran Daily: Coronavirus — Regime Seeks $5 Billion from International Monetary Fund
Amid economic problems and the spread of Coronavirus, Iran’s regime is seeking $5 billion from the World Health Organization’s emergency fund.
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Iran Daily: Coronavirus Closes On Supreme Leader — Top Aide Tests Positive
Iran’s Coronavirus crisis has drawn nearer to the Supreme Leader, with his top foreign policy aide Ali Akbar Velayati testing positive for the illness.
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Iran Daily: Coronavirus — 1st Vice President, 3 Ministers, Supreme Leader’s Aide Confirmed Positive
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards finally acknowledge that 1st Vice President Esh’aq Jahangiri and other senior officials test positive for Coronavirus.
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Iran Daily: Claim — At Least 927 Dead from Coronavirus
Radio Farda claims that actual Coronavirus death toll in Iran is 927, far beyond official toll of 291, amid ongoing criticism of regime reporting & measures.
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Iran Daily: Coronavirus Prison Furloughs — But Not for Political Detainees
Facing the spread of Coronavirus, Iran’s authorities have granted furloughs for 70,000 prisoners — but almost none for political detainees.
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Iran Daily: Coronavirus — “We Are Losing It. People Are Dying”
Assurances that Iran’s regime belatedly dealing with Coronavirus shaken by video of MP pleading with President’s top aide, “We are losing. People are dying,”
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Iran Daily: Official — 700,000 Will Contract Coronavirus “If We Don’t Move Quickly”
A medical official has warned that 700,000 people in Iran will contract Coronavirus if the regime does not step up its measures to deal with the outbreak.
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Iran Daily: Coronavirus — Member of Parliament Among Latest Deaths
Fatemeh Rahbar, a newly-elected member of Iran’s Parliament, is among the latest victims of Coronavirus, as toll rises to 124 deaths and 4,747 cases.
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Iran Daily: Revolutionary Guards — Coronavirus May Be “Western Biological Warfare”
Commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami, declares that Coronavirus may be Western “biological warfare” against Islamic Republic.
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Iran Daily: Coronavirus — Rouhani Lashes Out at Profiteers and Media
Amid another surge in Iran’s toll from Coronavirus, President Hassan Rouhani denounces profiteers and “social and foreign media” and calls for happier news.
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Iran Daily: Supreme Leader — Coronavirus is No Longer A Western Plot
Completing shift from 10 days ago, Iran’s Supreme Leader says Coronavirus is not a Western plot, but is epidemic requiring Iranians to obey directives.
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