Iran on Wednesday said it launched a military satellite into orbit amid wider tensions with the US. This, it said, was a successful launch after months of failures.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards launch ‘1st military satellite’ into orbit: State media

The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in Iran reached 5,209 on Monday with 91 deaths in the past twenty-four hours, Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said in a statement on state TV on Monday.

Iran death toll from new coronavirus outbreak rises by 91 to 5,209: Health ministry official

As the novel coronavirus wreaks havoc across the globe, countries with excess supplies have stepped up humanitarian efforts to ease the global pressure. Be it India sending medicines like paracetamol across the world, or the Chinese mass-producing face masks.

We don't take advice from Americans: Iran rejects Trump's offer of ventilators

Iran will give a decisive response to any mistake by the United States in the Gulf, the Revolutionary Guards navy said in a statement on Sunday. The statement was published on the Guards' news site Sepah News.

Iran will give a decisive response to any 'mistake' by US in the Gulf: Revolutionary Guards navy

Turkey has overtaken Iran, which was so far worst-affected coronavirus-hit country in the Middle East as positive cases rose to 82,329 on Saturday. In the last 24 hours, 3,783 tested positive of coronavirus in Turkey, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said.

Turkey overtakes Iran with over 82,000 coronavirus cases

Remember the Iranian Instagram star who shocked the world with her zombie-like transformation? Fatemeh Khishvand, who goes by the name of Sahar Tabar on Instagram had shot to fame for her abnormal transformation inspired by Hollywood star Angelina Jolie.

Iran's 'Zombie Angelina Jolie' contracts coronavirus, on ventilator support

Iran's health ministry on Thursday reported 117 new deaths from the novel coronavirus taking the death toll to 4,110 in the country. Iran is one of the worst-hit by the disease.

COVID-19: Iran reports 117 new virus deaths, toll  crosses 4,000

The total number of coronavirus cases in Iran has risen to more than 62,000 and the death toll is nearing 4,000, according to health ministry data announced on Tuesday, but a senior official suggested the true number of infections might be far higher.

Iran says coronavirus death toll nearing 4,000

At a Tehran mosque converted into a factory, women volunteers who would normally attend to visitors to the old battlefields of the Iran-Iraq war have joined the fight against coronavirus.

Coronavirus: Mosque converted into mask factory in virus-hit Iran

A senior Iranian health official said the greater Tehran area may face a coronavirus resurgence after many residents flouted advisories to stay home, crowding streets and causing traffic jams across the city as the country's New Year holidays ended on Saturday.

Iran warns of coronavirus surge after many ignore 'stay home' rules

Iran President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday said that the country will allow "low-risk" economic activities to resume from April 11. The announcement came amid Iran's daily coronavirus infection rates slowed for a fifth straight day.

President Rouhani says Iran will restart 'low-risk' economic activities soon

Iran said Thursday it "only acts in self-defence" after President Donald Trump warned it against attacks on US troops in Iraq, as a new war of words heated up despite the coronavirus pandemic.

Iran, US heat up war of words on Iraq despite virus pandemic

Makeshift hospitals pop-up across the globe to handle surge in COVID-19 patients

Iran confirmed 117 new deaths on Monday from the novel coronavirus, bringing the official death toll to 2,757. Health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour reported the latest figures in a news conference, and said, 3,184 more tested positive for COVID-19 in the past day, taking the total infections to 41,495.

Iran confirms 117 new coronavirus deaths, toll reaches 2,757

Iranian security forces are searching for 54 escaped inmates following a prison break over which four guards were arrested, news agency AFP reported quoting Iran's state news agency on Sunday.

Iran security forces searching for 54 escaped inmates following prison break

Some Indian students in Iran reached out to WION to appeal their immediate evacuation. Listen to what these Indian students stuck in Iran have to say.

WION Dispatch: Indian students stuck in Iran appeal via WION

Iran on Friday confirmed 144 new coronavirus deaths, taking the official fatalities toll to 2,378. "In the past 24 hours, we've had 2,926 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 infections across the country," health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said in a news conference.

Iran coronavirus: 144 new deaths; toll stands at 2,378

The anti-CAA protest site of Shaheen Bagh has been vacated by the Delhi Police on Tuesday after confirmed Covid-19 cases reach 471. Also read: China's imported virus cases spike as fears grow of the second wave The security has also been tightened at Shaheen Bagh after a prohibitory order under section 144 CrPC has been promulgated in Delhi, in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Coronavirus: Shaheen Bagh protest site cleared by Delhi police amid lockdown

Iran on Tuesday announced 122 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, raising the official toll to 1,934 in one of the world's worst hit countries. Health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said a record 1,762 new cases have been confirmed in Iran over the past 24 hours and 24,811 people are now known to have been infected.

Iran coronavirus death toll rises to 1,934

India will be evacuating 400 of its citizens from Iran on March 24 and 28 via Wuhan air. All people slated to be flown back are pilgrims and have been stranded in the West Asian country since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus which has now gripped entire world.

India set to evacuate 400 citizens from Iran as coronavirus death toll accelerates

Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei said Sunday his country would never accept any aid to fight the novel coronavirus from arch-enemy and "charlatans" the United States, as Tehran announced 129 new deaths.

Iran rejects Trump's virus aid offer as toll jumps to 1,685

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In the first case of coronavirus affecting military personnel, a soldier from Leh is reported to have been infected by the virus. He was on leave from February 25 to March 1. The soldier's father had returned from a pilgrimage in Iran.

Indian Army soldier tests positive for coronavirus

Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on Wednesday stated that 276 Indians are infected with coronavirus abroad. Among the 276, 255 are in Iran, 12 in UAE, 5 in Italy, and one each in Hong Kong, Kuwait, Rwanda, and Sri Lanka, MEA's written reply stated.

201 Indians evacuated from Iran | Ground Report

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