Iran’s state media issued a new grim assessment of the nation’s coronavirus epidemic. One of the nations most heavy effected by the global pandemic so far, officials are now warning that when all is said and done millions of Iranians could die.
Iran is trying most of the same quarantine policies as everyone else, but their attempts to medically treat the infected are greatly hindered by US sanctions, which have long limited their ability to import medicine and other humanitarian goods from abroad.
Iran asked last week for the US and international community to put the sanctions on hold for the duration of the crisis. Not only did the US not do this, but the Trump Administration announced a new round of sanctions against Iran on Tuesday.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the sanctions targeted people involved in trading petrochemicals, and that the US wants Iran to unconditionally release American prisoners. Pompeo claimed Iran is considering doing so, though Iran has not confirmed this.
Albright found it o.k. that 500.000 Iraqi children died due to US sanctions. So this disregard for basic and universal human rights is not suprising. Unfortunatly, when the worldâs most powerful state is also the most criminal, many people and countries will suffer. Hopefully the unilateral world will be over after Corona.
Yes, John D., Madeleine Albright did find it OK that 500,000 Iraqi children died due to US sanction .. So, this disregard for basic and universal human rights isn’t at all surprising.
Unfortunately, when the world’s most powerful state is also the most criminal, many peoples and countries will suffer, indeed. Hopefully, the unilateral world will end after Corona.
She didn’t say it was OK. She said it was “worth it.”
Iran saying sanctions could help the virus kill millions is like saying please sanction us more. Are they that tone deaf? Our leadership is sick.
I think they are begging for help, and China and Cuba are sending it to them.
True. Hopefully the help from sane countries will offset the insanity of ours.
Iran has a large light industrial economy that has a large command driven element. It is perfectly capable of making as many masks and respirators as it needs. Those things are not widely available on the world market right now anyway, with demand far outstripping supply.
Iran would be well advised to become a world supplier of such things, and then let the US try to sanction those supplies to keep the rest of the world from getting them when in need. It would not be that hard.
I look forward to the day when the evil American Empire gets its well-deserved comeuppance.