July 29, 2022

Covid-19 Cases Multiplying In Iran

Iran International 
July 9, 2022

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Iran leader bans import of U.S., UK COVID-19 vaccines, demands sanctions end

By Parisa Hafezi
Reuters 
January 8, 2021

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'There isn't a single stretcher left' in Iran as 'apocalyptic' wave of Covid-19 hits

Iranians are facing a fourth wave of Covid-19 and it is shaping up to be the worst since the start of the pandemic. According to official figures, there are no beds left in life support units anywhere in Iran. And there are no beds available in any units of the 100 hospitals in Tehran, the capital. With no hope of rapid, widespread vaccination any time soon, healthcare workers are at crisis point.

By Alijani Ershad
France 24
The Observers
April 29, 2021

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Iran At Risk Of COVID-19 Fifth Wave As Homegrown Vaccine Campaign Stalls

Reuters 
Radio Farda 
July 14, 2021

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Iran facing its deadliest coronavirus surge after banning import on US vaccines

Ayatollah Khamanei banned US and UK vaccine imports in January.

By Guy Davies
ABC News
August 12, 2021

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Iran: Government Mismanagement Compounds Covid-19 Crisis

Vaccine Prohibitions, Poor Transparency Undermining Response

Human Rights Watch
August 19, 2021

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Iran's COVID-19 Pandemic Response: Mission Critical

By John Calabrese
Middle East Institute 
August 17, 2021

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Iran confronts coronavirus amid a 'battle between science and conspiracy theories'

Sanctions, distrust, and misinformation hamper pandemic response

By Richard Stone
Science 
March 29, 2020

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Iranian authorities revoke approval for MSF coronavirus treatment center

MSF remains ready to deploy its emergency team and inflatable 50-bed hospital elsewhere in Iran or to other countries urgently needing support.

Doctors Without Borders
March 24, 2020

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Iranian Officials Stole More Than $1 Billion in Humanitarian Coronavirus Funds, Pompeo Says

By Adam Kredo
The Washington Free Beacon
March 23, 2020

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IranWire Exclusive: Document Proves the Iranian Government Ignored Warnings about Coronavirus

By Shahed Alavi
Iran Wire
March 20, 2020

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Iran: Leaked official letters reveal state denial of COVID-19 crisis in prisons

Amnesty International 
July 31, 2020

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Iran's Covid death toll may be four times the government's official tally, says top doctor

Iran's doctors are urging the government to take decisive action, citing "unacceptable mortality rates."

By Dan De Luce and Leila Gharagozlou
NBC News
Oct. 28, 2020

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Timeline: Six Waves of COVID-19

The Iran Primer
March 22, 2022

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Treasury Issues Additional COVID-19-related Sanctions Authorizations and Guidance

U.S. Department of the Treasury
June 17, 2021

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Guidance on the Sale of Food, Agricultural Commodities, Medicine, and Medical Devices by Non-U.S. Persons to Iran

U.S. Department of the Treasury
Office of Foreign Assets Control
July 25, 2013

https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/126/iran_guidance_med.pdf


Extract

"The Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) is issuing this Guidance in response to inquiries it has received from medical suppliers and financial institutions with regard to the humanitarian exceptions to sanctions on Iran. As we have stated in previous guidance, the U.S. maintains broad authorizations and exceptions that allow for the sale of food, medicine, and medical devices by U.S. persons or from the United States to Iran. U.S. sanctions laws provide similar allowances for sales of food, agricultural commodities, medicine, and medical devices to Iran by non-U.S. persons."

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Clarifying Guidance on Humanitarian Assistance and Related Exports to the Iranian People

U.S. Department of the Treasury 
Office of Foreign Assets Control
February 6, 2013

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