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Tayebeh Mokhber is injected with the Coviran coronavirus vaccine produced by Shifa Pharmed, part of a state-owned pharmaceutical conglomerate, in a ceremony in Tehran, Iran on December 29, 2020. (AP/Aref Taherkenareh)
Iran has tested a homemade coronavirus vaccine on 30 people with no signs of side effects after the volunteers received the second dose, a senior health official told Iranian media on Monday.
The news comes after Iran earlier this month banned the import of the American Pfizer-BioNTech and Britain’s AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, a reflection of Tehran’s mistrust toward the West.
Minoo Mohraz, a senior member of Iran’s National Task Force for Fighting Coronavirus, told the Fars news agency that the Iranian vaccine would now be tested on 300 volunteers in a second phase trial.
Twitter bans account of Iran s top leader after Trump threat
FILE - In this picture released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addresses the nation in a televised speech in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. in Tehran, Iran. Twitter says on Friday, Jan. 22, it has permanently banned an account connected to the office of Iranâs supreme leader. Other accounts thought to be tied to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khameneiâs office remained active. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP) January 22, 2021 - 10:45 AM
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Twitter said on Friday it had permanently banned what it called a âfakeâ account thought to be connected to the office of Iranâs supreme leader, shortly after a posting that seemed to threaten former President Donald Trump.
Twitter suspends Iran top leader s account over Trump threat
The image posted by the account linked to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appeared to call for an attack on former President Trump. Author: Associated Press Updated: 12:07 PM EST January 22, 2021
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates Twitter said on Friday that it had permanently banned an account connected to the office of Iran’s supreme leader, shortly after the account posted a photo showing former President Donald Trump playing golf in the shadow of a giant drone.
In response to a request for comment from The Associated Press, a Twitter spokesman said that the tweet had violated the company s “abusive behavior policy,” and that the account had violated its “manipulation and spam policy, specifically the creation of fake accounts,” without elaborating.
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Iran s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attends a news conference with Venezuela s Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza at the Foreign Ministry in Caracas, Venezuela, Nov. 5, 2020 (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Iran’s foreign minister on Wednesday hailed the White House departure of former US president Donald Trump, saying that he and his administration were “relegated to the dustbin of history.”
“Trump, [US Secretary of State Mike] Pompeo & Co. are relegated to the dustbin of history in disgrace,” Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a tweet after US President Joe Biden was sworn in.
He added that the memories of their “crimes against humanity,” including the killing of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani last year and sanctions against Iran, “will shine on.”