TEHRAN, Dec 8 (NNN-IRNA) – The governor of Iran’s central bank said yesterday, the U.S. “inhumane sanctions” have blocked Iran’s purchase of vaccines, needed to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Because the purchase of the COVID-19 vaccine has to be done through the official channels of the World Health Organisation (WHO), all the paths to pay and transfer the required currency have so far been blocked by the inhumane embargoes of the U.S. government, and the need to obtain an Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) license,” Abdolnaser Hemmati wrote, on social media.
The International Monetary Fund did not “even dare” to raise Iran’s request, for a humanitarian loan on its board, “under pressure and threats from the U.S., and despite acknowledging Iran’s right and the absence of any economic or legal obstacles,” Hemmati said.– NNN-IRNA
