Iranian officials have reacted to U.S. comments over Iran's satellite launch and the IRGC recent moves in the Persian Gulf with a mixture of defiance, threats and boasts about their military power.
IRGC Commander Hossein Salami says the launch of Iran's first military satellite on Wednesday April 22 marks the "beginning of the formation of a world power."
A large number of new combat and reconnaissance drones were delivered to the Iranian army on Sunday April 19 and IRGC-linked news agency Tasnim has presented details about each model on April 21.
Iran's interior minister has implicitly confirmed that the Supreme Leader last November ordered a gasoline price rise that led to protests and also ordered the crackdown.
Tehran City Council Chairman Mohsen Hashemi says the number of those infected with the new coronavirus in Iran is "much higher" than the official figures released by the government.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has urged the United Nations Security Council to extend the international arms embargo on Iran, set to expire in October.
Alireza Zali, the official in charge of the task force to fight coronavirus in Tehran says one third of COVID-19 fatalities and infections in Iran is taking place in the capital.
In an interview with Radio Farda on Thursday, the Foreign Minister of Ukraine underlined that Ukraine will continue to work with the other countries whose citizens were killed in the plane crash on January 8.
The Iranian army says they predicted the coronavirus outbreak and prepared for it.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects the Islamic Republic's net debt to reach 33.8 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) in 2020, up 22.5 percent compared with the previous year.
Iran's President has lashed out at the country's Financial Controller's Office for a report which says his administration has mishandled the country's budget two years ago.
Different political factions in Iran are rushing in to claim the mantle of saviors, promising help to ordinary people whose livelihoods have been jeopardized by the impact of the coronavirus epidemic.
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