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Trump Administration Opposes IMF Assistance to Iran amid Ongoing Coronavirus Pandemic

As Iran suffers from the worst coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the Middle East, the Islamic republic has asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a $5 billion emergency loan to assist the nation’s efforts in slowing the rapid spread of the disease. The Trump administration is opposing loans to Iran by the ...

April 8, 2020

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Rouhani: Friendly Countries Must Pressure US to Lift Iran Sanctions amid Pandemic

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says friendly countries should exert pressure on the United States to lift its “cruel and one-sided” sanctions against Tehran at the current juncture that the Islamic Republic is diligently fighting the deadly new coronavirus pandemic. In a phone call with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, on ...

April 6, 2020

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Zarif: Even US in Need of Aid against COVID-19 Yet Refuses to Lift Anti-Iran Sanction

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that while even the US needs others’ help to battle the coronavirus pandemic, Washington refuses to end its sanctions against Iran, which hamper the country’s COVID-19 response, stressing that the world needs to defy the embargoes. “#Covid19 ravages the world, sparing no nation,” ...

March 27, 2020

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U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during an update on the situation regarding the COVID-19 (previously named novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), at the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

Sanctions on Iran, Others Facing Coronavirus Must Be Urgently Re-evaluated: UN

The United Nations rights chief says any sanctions imposed on Iran, among other countries grappling with the coronavirus pandemic, should be “urgently re-evaluated” to support lives of millions of people worldwide. “At this crucial time, both for global public health reasons, and to support the rights and lives of millions ...

March 25, 2020

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif

US Impedes Global Fight against Coronavirus: FM Zarif

Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif said that the US hampers global fight against coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. While appreciating requests of the international community for lifting US sanctions imposed against Tehran, he considered Washington as a hurdle ahead of global combat against this fatal disease. In ...

March 23, 2020

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Iranian President Sheikh Hassan Rouhani (L) and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin (R)

Russia Strongly Opposes US Sanctions against Iran amid Coronavirus: Official

The Aide to the Russian President Yuri Ushakov in a phone conversation with Iran’s Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali emphasized Moscow’s strong opposition to US sanctions against Iran, especially amid coronavirus outbreak. The two sides discussed medical terrorism against Iran, the latest spread of the coronavirus worldwide, and the measures ...

March 21, 2020

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US Responsible for Ramifications of Sanctions against Iran: Zarif

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in his Nowruz massage on Wednesday that the United States is responsible for the “destructive ramifications” of its aggressive unilateral sanctions against Iran as the country is fighting the COVID-19 outbreak. “At a time when we, Iranians, normally celebrate Nowruz, our New Year ...

March 19, 2020

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Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani

Iran’s Shamkhani Slams US Blame Game over Coronavirus Outbreak

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani shrugged off US claims against Iran and China and said the Washington government should be answerable to the public opinion about the US’ role in the spread of the coronavirus. It is typical of the US to play blame games ...

March 18, 2020

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US Imposes Fresh Sanctions on Iran Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

The United States has announced a new round of sanctions against Iran as part of its so-called “maximum pressure” campaign against the Islamic Republic. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday that Washington had blacklisted three Iranian entities for engaging in what he called “significant transactions” to trade ...

March 18, 2020

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Zarif Urges UK to Defy US Sanctions on Iran

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called on Britain not to follow the cruel and illegal sanctions the US has imposed on the people of Iran. Zarif and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the UK Dominic Raab held a telephone conversation on Monday evening. The two ...

March 17, 2020