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HRW urges US to ease Iran sanctions amid coronavirus pandemic
Apr 06, 2020 07:39Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the US to take immediate action and ease its sanctions on Iran amid the coronavirus pandemic, saying that the bans are “negatively affecting the Iranian government’s ability to adequately respond” to the crisis.
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US hampering Iran's coronavirus fight, crime against humanity: Shamkhani
Apr 05, 2020 11:22A high-ranking Iranian security official says the efforts made by the US President Donald Trump to block Iran's access to financial and other resources it needs to contain an ongoing pandemic of new coronavirus, known as COVID-19, amount to crime against humanity.
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Iran rallies to produce crucial supplies as US impose sanctions despite coronavirus
Apr 05, 2020 07:44Iran will increase the production of protective masks for coronavirus relief to 4 million per day by the end of this month, Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Reza Rahmani says.
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Iran hits back at Pompeo over alleged assassination attempt in Turkey
Apr 05, 2020 01:47Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman has lashed out at US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for accusing "Iranian diplomats" of involvement in an alleged "assassination" in Turkey last November.
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Iran medical body writes to Guterres, slams UN inaction on cruel US bans
Apr 02, 2020 08:12The Academy of Medical Sciences of Iran has written to the UN to complain about the world’s body failure to push for the lifting of cruel US sanctions at a critical time when the Islamic Republic is fighting a deadly coronavirus pandemic.
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Trump’s anti- Iran presidency is doomed to humiliation, disrepute
Apr 01, 2020 03:51US President Donald Trump is desperate to convince the world that Iran is a threat. His talking point is filled with unutterable loathing, as in factual reality Iran is at the forefront of the reason why there is security in the Persian Gulf. Those who disregard this reality suffer the painful consequences.
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Venezuela rejects US-proposed transition in exchange for sanctions relief
Apr 01, 2020 02:56Venezuela has rejected a scheme devised by the United States that envisages the removal of sanctions on the country if the elected government in Caracas steps down.
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US lawmakers press Trump to lift Iran sanctions amid ‘borderless’ pandemic
Apr 01, 2020 02:50Dozens of US legislators have written to top officials in the administration of President Donald Trump, calling for the suspension of economic sanctions against Iran, which is fighting, along with other world states, to contain a new coronavirus pandemic.
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UK, Germany and France use INSTEX to circumvent US sanctions on Iran
Apr 01, 2020 01:47The UK, Germany and France have circumvented US-led sanctions imposed on Iran to send it medical equipment. The trio used a special purpose vehicle called INSTEX to achieve this.
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Iran’s academics call for prosecution of top US, European officials over sanctions
Apr 01, 2020 01:37A group of Iranian university lecturers has called for the prosecution of top US and European officials for committing crimes against humanity even as the Islamic country battles the new coronavirus pandemic despite Washington’s unilateral sanctions.