Turkey, Pakistan, and Armenia temporary closed their land borders with Iran due to coronavirus on February 23, while Afghanistan suspended travel to and from Iran.
Numbers so far released by officials in Iran about election results proves a low turnout compared with previous elections.
Iran's reformists were the biggest losers in recent parliamentary elections, but low turnout showed the political system also lost its social capital.
A group of doctors from various universities of Tehran has called on the government to announce a long holiday until after Nowrouz (New Year) to contain the coronavirus outbreak and prevent the virus from spreading.
The results of Friday's parliamentary elections were announced on Saturday morning for 66 out of the 208 constituencies nationwide.
Officials in charge of holding Iran's parliamentary elections have been making contradictory remarks about the the turnout which appears to be very low in sat least several provinces.
As of February 21, Iran has officially the second largest number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) death toll after China with four confirmed deaths.
Iran's Parliamentary elections on Friday, already extended once for two hours, have been extended for two more hours in what appears to be a low-turnout election. Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has called for "massive turnout to frustrate America".
Investigation reveals that Iran's intelligence agencies have been secretly making movies in Berlin and has legally hired local crews.
By holding controlled elections, the Islamic republic of Iran puts up a facade of democracy, while people have little choice or chance to have meaningful impact on the way the country is run.
U.S. Special Representative for Iran explains the latest sanctions on Iran's Guardian council to Radio Farda in an exclusive interview.
The UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran, Javaid Rehman has highlighted the mid-November anti-regime protests that shook the Islamic Republic for four days.
Load more