In a decree, the Deputy Minister of Health appointed Hamid Reza Jamaati as the Secretary of the National Scientific Committee of Corona. Earlier, Atefeh Abedini, the former secretary of the committee, had resigned, complaining that the Minister of Health did not pay attention to the request for a meeting to express the committee's concerns.
US Ambassador to the United Nations says Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has no plans to meet with his Iranian counterpart during next week's UN General Assembly. However, referring to the indirect talks between Iran and the United States in the Vienna talks, he said that these talks will continue.
In an interview with Cihanan about Hezbollah's transfer of fuel from Iran to Lebanon, Najib Mikati, Lebanon's new Prime Minister, said he was saddened that Lebanon's sovereignty had been violated, but was not worried about US sanctions, given that the operation was carried out without the Lebanese government's intervention.

Amnesty International calls for immediate and unconditional release of rapper Tomaj Salehi Iranian authorities should release Tomaj Salehi, "artist detained only for exercising his right to freedom of expression," the statement said in part.

A spokesman for Yazd University of Medical Sciences called on employers and the province's administrative apparatus to impose entry restrictions on employees and clients who have not been vaccinated. He noted that from the "next few months" social services will be provided only to the vaccinated