"We have confirmed 1,234 new cases, which is a record in the past few days," health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour told a news confe...

While Iran has acknowledged 43 deaths among 593 confirmed infections nationwide -- with a vice-president and deputy health minister among t...

Spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour gave the new figure Saturday. Jahanpour urged people to stay away from mass gatherings and limit their travel.

Iran accused the United States on Wednesday of fear-mongering over a coronavirus outbreak that has spread across the Islamic republic and c...

President Hassan Rouhani went on to acknowledge that may take "one, two or three weeks" to get control of the virus in Iran, linked to most...

People are being treated for the virus in at least four different cities, including the capital, Tehran, where some pharmacies had already ...