Tehran-Sana
Iranian First Vice President Yitzhak Jahangiri affirmed today that the US embargo on Iran includes medicines and foodstuffs, contrary to what the United States and its officials claim.
"The Americans are falsely saying that the embargo on Iran does not include medicines and basic foodstuffs, but the embargo on oil, banking, insurance and transportation prevents getting and transferring money and buying medicines and basic commodities," IRNA quoted Jahangiri as saying during a meeting with executives and doctors at the Corona Virus Control Committee. For the country. ”
Jahangiri said that, due to the embargo, Iran was resorting to "unusual ways of meeting its needs of medicines and commodities necessary for people."
In turn, the spokesman of the Iranian Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education, Kyanosh Jahanpur, confirmed that all treatment capabilities are available inside the country, according to international standards, despite the unjust US embargo.
He added, "Iran does not need foreign aid except intensive care room equipment, including beds and artificial respirators, to treat those infected with the Corona virus."
