Mohammad Ali Zafarani, vice president of the Shiraz Stationery Sellers Association, told ILNA that 200 stationery stores were closed due to declining sales and high rental costs during the corona outbreak and virtualization of education in schools.
The Ministry of Communications condemned the removal of some Iranian applications from Google Play, while saying that such actions "do not have a vital impact on Iranian businesses." Recently, some applications such as Aparat, Filimo, Balad and Niche have been removed from Google Play and the possible reason for that is the US sanctions.
The Minister of Health, Bahram Ainollahi, said without giving details: "God provided us with a vaccine from a place we did not think of at all" and "in fact, instead of rain, there was a flood."
Majid Takht-e Ravanchi, Iran's representative to the United Nations, said the Islamic Republic expected the Taliban to fulfill its "commitments" on issues such as guaranteeing the rights of ethnic, linguistic and religious minorities and women, and that "such a government would have Iran's support."
In a statement, Republican Sen. Jim Risch called on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors to protest Iran over its obstruction of its oversight activities. He said Iran's recent behavior shows that it is hiding something from the international community