Funding cuts in health research, and the antivaccine movement make it challenging to respond to viruses.
The capital market is not Iranian economy's main financing engine, but it still matters politically and psychologically.
Several abducted activists aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla have released pre-recorded messages calling for help.
It has to choose stability or permanent war.
Iran demands the release of assets frozen abroad, the lifting of sanctions and control over the Strait of Hormuz.
DRC health minister visits hotspot for Ebola outbreak
Iran proposes Bitcoin-based ship insurance for the Strait of Hormuz, a move likely to raise global maritime concerns.
Iran’s nuclear enrichment is a right that ‘already exists’, foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said.
Ukraine says its territory is attacked overnight with 524 drones and 22 missiles.
Israeli forces have begun intercepting boats from the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla.