‘CENTCOM lying; US warplanes harassed Iran airliner in Lebanon airspace’

American F-15 warplanes involved in the harassment of an Iranian passenger plane approaching the Beirut airport were not ‘on a routine air mission,’ a report says, dismissing a claim otherwise made by a US military official.

Operation Eagle Claw in Iran’s central Tabas Desert still stands as warning to Trump

The Operation Eagle Claw, a failed US military operation in Iran’s central Tabas Desert that was launched in an attempt to release former US embassy staff held in Tehran after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, was an “absolute catastrophe” and serves as a warning for President Donald Trump not to initiate a war against Iran, a political analyst and former US Senate candidate has said.

Iranian FM Zarif says US to live in infamy for defunding WHO amid virus pandemic

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has hit out at the US for deciding to halt funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) amid the coronavirus pandemic, saying the world may now better realize Tehran’s long experience of bearing the brunt of Washington’s bullying that kills people.

President Rouhani says Iran has handled virus outbreak better than US, Europe

Leader hails Iranian nation in anti-virus battle

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has praised the Iranian nation’s “shining” performance in the fight against the deadly coronavirus pandemic, which he described as a "test” facing the entire world.

FM Zarif says US wages medical terror against Iranians amidst COVID-19 pandemic

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has once again hit out at the United States for its refusal to lift Iran sanctions amid the deadly coronavirus pandemic, saying that Washington is upgrading its “economic terrorism” to a new level of “medical terror” against Iranians.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas dismisses Trump’s plan as ‘conspiracy’

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has adamantly dismissed as a “conspiracy” the Washington’s so-called peace plan for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Abbas made the remark on Tuesday as he warned US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the Palestinian people's rights were "not for sale.”

President Rouhani expects virus restrictions in Iran to ease in two weeks

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says social distancing will continue for two or three weeks as the coronavirus outbreak in the country is expected to slow down by then.