Ex-lawmaker Ali Tajernia has joined Iran’s political row over Covid vaccinations, alleging Barakat Foundation was paid $1 billion up front for deliveries it has not made.
15 Sep 2021
Iran Covid crisis
Reformist politician Masoud Pezeshkian defends Iran's former Rouhani government against charges of incompetence as the Covid vaccination program speeds up under president Raisi.
14 Sep 2021
There are at least 500 nationwide cases of mucormycosis, a life-threatening disease in Iran, commonly known as the 'black fungus,’ that results from a fungal infection.
08 Sep 2021
More than 570 civic, political, university and trade union activists in Iran have condemned the the ban on importing Western vaccines by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
30 Aug 2021
Ten prominent Iranian activists in a letter to the UN have urged urgent action on the current Iran Covid crisis, including requiring the Iranian government to import vaccines.
29 Aug 2021