In response to #Iran's campaign to lift #USsanctions, the @statedeptspox says #Khamenei should use the funds he has amassed to help deal with #coronavirus. https://t.co/5oFnpEZMTV

U.S Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held out the possibility on Tuesday that the United States may consider easing sanctions on Iran and other nations to help fight the coronavirus epidemic but gave no concrete sign it plans to do so.

President Hassan Rouhani says U.S. sanctions have not curbed Iran's ability to cope with the COVID-19 outbreak. Meanwhile, for the first time he acknowledged that there is no end in sight for the current crisis.

Official data published by Turkey and Iran's other Asian economic partners indicate that trade between Iran and these countries dropped significantly in the first quarter of 2020 with the balance going into negative for Iran.

U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif) has proposed a “coronavirus peace plan” between the United States and Iran to prevent instability during the global pandemic.

Iran’s foreign ministry announced on Monday, May 18 that “preliminary steps and political consultations were undertaken” to launch a South Korean “humanitarian channel” for Iran.

A U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, Minnesota has charged Payment24, an Iranian online financial services company, its founder and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer.

US Special Representative on Venezuela has warned countries and companies not to aid further shipments of Iranian fuel to Venezuela.