Iran’s Assembly of Experts has denounced the massacre of Muslims and the destruction of mosques and religious places at the hands of pro-government Hindu mobs in India, urging New Delhi to take swift action to end the crimes.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has agreed to a proposal to consider as “martyrs” medical personnel who have lost their lives in the fight against the coronavirus outbreak in Iran, which has one of the highest numbers of infections outside China.

Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has called on Muslim nations and other world countries to take a stand against America’s unilateral sanctions against Iran and push for the swift lifting of the restrictive measures, which are hampering the country’s fight against a coronavirus outbreak.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has canceled his regular New Year speech at the Imam Reza Holy Shrine in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad in line with health officials’ recommendations to prevent further spread of an ongoing coronavirus epidemic in the country.

Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh has lashed out at the United States for claims that Tehran’s import of medicine and other humanitarian goods are exempt from Washington's unilateral sanctions, calling such claims “a very big lie”.

Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raeisi says Iran has temporarily released around 70,000 prisoners in order to prevent a further spread of the new coronavirus.

Lieutenant Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi announced that the IRGC commander has held a meeting with trade and economic officials to decrease the impacts of coronavirus epidemic on businesses in Iran.

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani said on Sunday that assassination of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani by the US army was the biggest strategic mistake of US President Donald Trump which leads to the expulsion of the American forces from Iraq.