US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo allowed the possibility of reviewing the sanctions that Washington imposed against Iran. It is reported by Reuters.
“The United States may consider easing sanctions against Iran and other countries to help combat the coronavirus epidemic,” Pompeo said.
He also stressed that the delivery of humanitarian aid is exempt from the restrictive measures that Washington has again applied to Tehran after the refusal of US President Donald Trump from a multilateral agreement with Iran in 2018.
According to the latest data, 3,111 new cases of coronavirus infection were recorded in Iran, the total number of infected reached 44 thousand 606 people, of which 2 thousand 898 were fatal.