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Iran reports its first three confirmed deaths related to the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in people from the cities of Tabriz, Yazd and Shahrekord.
2022-01-15

Iran surpasses 60,000 deaths from COVID-19, the highest death toll of a Middle Eastern country.
2021-02-28

Iran imposes a 14-day quarantine upon arrival for all travelers from Europe.
2021-01-30

Iran reports a record 13,721 new cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total to 880,542 cases.
2020-11-24

Iran imposes tougher restrictions in Tehran and other cities as the country battles a third wave of COVID-19.
2020-11-21

Iran reports a record 13,053 new cases and 486 new fatalities in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases in the worst-hit country in the Middle East to 775,121 and the nationwide death toll to 41,979.
2020-11-16

Iran reports 12,543 new infections of COVID-19, a new record, as well as 459 fatalities, bringing the death toll of the worst-hit country in the Middle East to 41,493.
2020-11-15

Iran reports a single-day record of 9,450 new cases in the last 24 hours, prompting President Hassan Rouhani to announce new restrictions that all non-essential businesses must close at 6:00 p.m. local time for a month starting November 10.
2020-11-7

Iran reports a record 415 new fatalities, bringing the death toll since the pandemic began to 33,714.
2020-10-28

United States President Barack Obama, at the Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Saudi Arabia, says the United States will continue to deter and confront aggression against Gulf Arab states; joins others in warning the fragile cease-fire in Syria is on the verge of collapse; pledges vigilance about Iran's destabilizing activities in the Middle East; wants Gulf allies to offer more democratic reforms and improve human rights; and, says the U.S. and its Gulf partners should wait to see whether Iraq can resolve its political crisis before committing more financial aid which is impeding the fight against ISIL.
2016-04-21