Air raid sirens and horns of automobiles, trains and ships will "wail in grief" after the minutes of silence are observed at 10 am local time across the country
US-Iranian relations have been bitter since the Islamic Revolution toppled the US-backed Shah of Iran, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, in 1979 and ushered in an era of theocratic rule
The handover took place at a subdued ceremony at the J-Village National Training Centre in Fukushima, which was originally going to be the starting point for the torch relay
Neighbourhoods in the Wuhan are still shut off by two-metre-tall plastic walls, set up early in the crisis to enforce social distancing and isolate communities
The deaths of Soleimani and Muhandis challenged Iran-backed militias in Iraq, where the United States wants to reverse the influence of its regional foe Tehran