The Iranian missile barrage on the Ain al-Asad base in Iraq last Wednesday left huge craters in the ground and damaged military trailers in the compound.

Iranian president Hassan Rouhani (pictured) today called for a special court to be set up to probe the 'painful and unforgivable' mistake which killed 176 people including dozens of Iranians.

A free-swinging Donald Trump delivered a greatest-hits rally, riffing on impeachment, Iran, his impending China trade deal and the shrinking ranks of Democrats who want to replace him. 

US military officials counted down to the moment the Iranian general was killed, saying he had 'one minute to live', the president recalled at a dinner at his Mar-a-Lago Florida estate on Friday.

Andrew Peek, the NSC's senior director for European and Russian affairs, was escorted from the White House grounds on Friday, two people familiar with the matter said.

A bipartisan group of senators ignored a plea from President Donald Trump and voted to advance a war powers resolution that would hamper his ability to take military action in Iran.

Sitting moderate President Hassan Rouhani is not expected to pick up adequate support as many voters avoid the polls. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei voted in Tehran this morning.

Health officials confirmed yesterday that tests at Arrowe Park Hospital in the Wirral - where 32 passengers were being quarantined - showed the quartet had contracted the Covid-19 strain.

Iraj Harirchi was taken into quarantine just a day after insisting that Iran's death toll was lower than feared in a sweaty appearance at a press conference.

The BBC Today host revealed how he drove to hospital to be met by a nurse in full protective gear for a test through his car window, and is now spending 48 hours at home in quarantine.

The woman returned to the Gold Coast from Iran and is now being held in isolation at Gold Coast University Hospital, Queensland chief health officer Dr Jeanette Young said.

Officials in the US are worried that some developing countries do not have effective countermeasures in place to combat the a widespread outbreak of coronavirus.

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Australia has increased by two to 25 as the World Heath Organisation raised the risk of the spread of the disease to 'very high'.

Jon Snow has been keeping himself busy during his self-isolation as he begun tidying his tie collection away amid coronavirus fears.

A beautician who was diagnosed with coronavirus after she returned from Iran could have infected up to 40 people in Australia.

A woman, aged in her 60s, tested positive for coronavirus in NZ two days after arriving on Emirates flight EK450 from Iran, via Bali, last Wednesday.

The Channel 4 News presenter, 72, is sheltering himself for 14 days as per Department for Health guidelines after he visited coronavirus-hit Iran to cover elections.

NSW Health announced three new coronavirus cases on Monday afternoon and confirmed a 53-year-old doctor from Sydney contracted the deadly virus.

The spread of the infection has started to slow down in China but has sped up in other parts of the world including South Korea, Iran and Italy, and scientists say it may never disappear completely.

More than 80,000 patients have been infected in China, with most cases recorded in Wuhan and the Hubei province. Almost 10,000 cases of the virus have been recorded in the rest of the world.

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, 41, could leave Evin jail in Tehran either today or tomorrow according to Labour MP Tulip Siddiq. The prison is believed to have been hit by coronavirus.

A salon where a coronavirus-infected beautician treated up to 40 patients before testing positive for the disease has had to close its doors after a barrage of online abuse.

Victorian Health Minister Jenny Mikakos confirmed the case - the 10th in the state - on Wednesday morning.

Forcing people who may be infected with coronavirus to self-isolate is almost impossible, officials admitted today.

The woman, who arrived in Adelaide via Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, is currently at home but will be transferred to hospital soon.

German Health Minister Jens Spahn said the outbreak had now surpassed the level of epidemic and warned the worst was still to come. Germany suffered 44 new cases overnight.

Tehran announced total infections rose to 2,922 and there were reports the country's First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri (pictured) was the latest high-profile figure to contract the disease.

On March 1, President Trump vowed that anyone returning from 'high risk countries' would be screened both before they boarded planes and once they had returned to the US.

The number of people testing positive increased by more than 1,000 over the past 24 hours, reaching 5,823 on Saturday. Pictured: A firefighter disinfects a shopping centre in Tehran.

Aerial photos appear to show a cemetery in the holy city of Qom being expanded after the coronavirus outbreak began there in mid-February.

General Secretary of the Prison Officers Association Steve Gillan this morning said that some prisoners across sites in the UK have already been forced to self-isolate.

Australians returning from overseas who refuse to self-isolate for 14 days could be fined $50,000 or jailed for a year for breaching a public health order.

The latest deaths bring the overall toll to 853 fatalities since February 19, when the government announced Iran's first two deaths from the COVID-19 disease.

Despite threats of arrest and fines of up to $50,000 for breaches of public health orders most Australian police forces are not checking on people in self-isolation.

Iran has issued its most dire warning about coronavirus, suggesting 'millions' could die in the Islamic Republic if the public keeps ignoring health guidance.

Iran, the worst-hit Middle Eastern coronavirus country, diagnosed 24,811 cases of the virus - an increase of 1,792 in 24 hours - and confirmed 1,934 deaths, though that is likely an under-estimate.

Downing Street said it was not seeking to seal up Britain's borders in the midst of the pandemic, despite the hardline measure being taken by other nations.

Some 7,500 foreign troops are in Iraq as part of the US-led coalition helping local troops fight jihadist groups, but those numbers are being significantly drawn down this month.

The US has 245,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus, which is twice as many as Spain, which surpassed Italy as the country with the second-highest number of cases at 117,000.

Iranian Revolutionary Guard chief Hossein Salami boasted that 'local scientists' had invented the 'state-of-the-art' device to detect virus cases 'remotely' without the need for a blood test.

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's temporary release from an Iranian jail has been extended for one month, with her husband revealing how the family have been video calling every day for several hours.

Hackers from Russia and Iran have been attempting to gain access to British universities that are developing vaccines for the coronavirus. Pictured: Stock image of a hacker.

One lucky couple are slowly renovating the four-bedroom house linked to Ned Kelly (pictured) on 26 Henry St in Avenel in central Victoria after buying it in the mid-$400,000 range.

Laura Chaisty, from Oxfordshire, arrived home to find a Royal Mail 'Something For You' note, alerting her to the fact that a parcel had been thrown through an open upstairs window.

Postboxes on Canvey Island have been taped up as a precaution after the postman lost his set of keys. A councillor said all were cleared of mail using a spare set of keys before being closed.(stock image)

British singer Sir Elton John is to feature on a new set of postage stamps to mark his 50 years in showbusiness. He is said to be 'overjoyed and honoured' by the new accolade.

A set of eight stamps, covering 500 years, will commemorate some the British navy's key ships, starting with Henry VIII's Mary Rose of 1511.

Olivia Colman who succeeds Claire Foy as the Queen in The Crown, joined co-stars in revealing how they prepared for their roles. The series portrays the life of the Royal Family from 1964 to 1976.

Labour's renationalisation plans will cost at least £196billion, business leaders warn today. The CBI employers' group said this could increase public debt by 10.7 per cent, pushing it above £2trillion.

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