British army also takes part in strikes on Kataib Hezbollah weapons facility day after missiles fired at base kill 3 troops

US, which is upholding its 'maximum pressure' sanctions campaign against Tehran, all but has a veto on International Monetary Fund board

President has promised to veto war powers resolution, warns that if his 'hands were tied, Iran would have a field day'

Authorities announce that there have been some 9,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 throughout Islamic Republic; news comes amid speculation regarding VP's health

In using charged word that it had previously shied away from, UN health agency intent on shaking more lethargic countries into taking more aggressive steps against contagion

Total number of deaths caused by coronavirus in the Islamic Republic hits 354 out of 9,000 cases, Tehran says

Issam Hamade and brother Usama Hamade alleged to have bought engines and parts to help track and guide unmanned aircraft for terror group

Tehran says numbers represent an 18% increase in deaths from the day before and 12% more confirmed cases

Number of infected in Islamic Republic hits 7,167; Saudi Arabia closes land borders, and air and sea travel to Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Italy, Kuwait, Lebanon, South Korea, Syria, UAE

IAEA calls on Tehran to grant it access to two undeclared sites where there is 'possible undeclared nuclear material and nuclear-related activities' taking place