Publish Date: 15 March 2020 - 13:15

Iran calls on countries to end passivity against US sanctions

TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) – Referring to the US unilateral sanctions against Iran, Behzad Saberi, Advisor to Iranian Foreign Minister called on countries complying with these sanctions to end their passivity.

In a tweet on Sunday, Saberi wrote, “Countries hit by COVID-19 are allocating billions to overcome outbreak and its economic & social effects on people.”

“The US's unlawful & unilateral sanctions and shameful submissiveness by others have deprived Iran of needed financial resources. Stop passivity. #EndIranSanctions,” he added.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has sent a letter to the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, urging the body to disregard Washington sanctions on Tehran amid coronavirus outbreak.

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