Iran
US cases cross 1,000, South Korea reports 242 new cases
A sign advertising protective face masks is taped in the window of the coronavirus pop-up store by Adilisha Patrom, owner of the Suites DC, a co-working and event space across the street from Gallaudet University, who started her pop-up store that sells face masks, protective gloves, and hand sanitizer for customers concerned about the spread …
Coronavirus kills 237 in Iran, 7,161 infected: Health Ministry
FILE PHOTO: An Iranian man wears a protective face mask, following the coronavirus outbreak, as he walks in Tehran, Iran March 5, 2020. WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Nazanin Tabatabaee via REUTERS DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran has had 237 deaths from coronavirus and 7,161 infections, Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said on state TV on Monday. …
Iran temporarily releases 54,000 prisoners to try and stop coronavirus from spreading in jails
Iran temporarily released more than 54,000 prisoners in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus outbreak in the country’s overcrowded prisons, as the disease has killed dozens in the country and infected 23 members of the Iranian parliament. Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili told reporters certain inmates were allowed out of prison after testing negative …
Spring Break Travel Still on Despite Coronavirus Concerns – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
The month of March means families around Dallas-Fort Worth are getting ready for spring break, as the outbreak of coronavirus grows in the U.S. and in countries such as China, South Korea, Italy and Iran. James Hill said he and his teenage daughter are going to spend spring break in Milan. “We’re leaving Saturday and …
Iran’s deputy health minister: I have coronavirus | World news
Iran’s deputy health minister said he has contracted the coronavirus and placed himself in isolation, a day after appearing feverish at a press conference in which he downplayed its spread in the shrine city of Qom and said mass quarantines were unnecessary. Iraj Harirchi posted a video on social media on Tuesday acknowledging he had …
Stalled Polish Missile Defense Site Needs Extra $96 Million, Two Years « Breaking Defense
Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System site in Poland under construction last year PENTAGON: The completion of a US-funded missile defense site in Poland – the bulwark of NATO’s eastern front – has been delayed for a second time, the head of the Missile Defense Agency said. US officials will decide this month if they need …
Iran unveils new, more accurate ballistic missile technology
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has unveiled a new ballistic missile, the country’s state TV reported Sunday, amid heightened tensions with the U.S. Iran routinely unveils what it describes as technological advances for its armed forces ahead of the February anniversary of its 1979 Islamic Revolution. State television said the missile, called Raad-500, …
Iran, Pakistan establish joint working group to boost technological cooperation – Xinhua
TEHRAN, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) — Iran and Pakistan have recently established a joint information and communication technologies (ICT) working group seeking to expand technological ties, Financial Tribune daily reported on Saturday. The decision was made in the Thursday meeting between senior tech authorities from both sides in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan. In line with the …
Texas Public Utility Commission Allegedly Hacked by Iran – Electric Choice
Breaking news on 1/28/20 | Published @ 7:38 AM Central 8:57 AM NEW UPDATE: PUCT’s website appears to have been restored. *** ORIGINAL POST: As of 7:38 AM Central, the official Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) website is offline, apparently hacked and defaced by someone claiming to be associated with Iran. Instead of the …
U.S. will not lift sanctions to negotiate with Iran: Trump – Reuters
U.S. will not lift sanctions to negotiate with Iran: Trump Reuters Iran news: Aircraft forced into emergency landing in Tehran after Ukraine crash horror Express.co.uk Iran has to act like a ‘normal country’ if it wants to be treated like one, says Saudi foreign minister CNBC Iran’s cover-up of plane crash compounded its trouble in the streets | …
