Iran accuses US of `economic terrorism,' urges sanctions end Iran’s foreign minister is demanding that the United States immediately halt what he called a “campaign of economic terrorism” and lift sanctionsUNITED NATIONS -- Iran’s foreign minister demanded Thursday that the United States immediately halt what he called a “campaign of economic terrorism” and lift sanctions, saying they have made it increasingly difficult for the country to export oil and virtually impossible to import medicine and medical equipment, including to identify and treat coronavirus patients. Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a letter to U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that U.S. sanctions have also left thousands of Iranians stranded abroad and severely disrupted air links with Europe. And he said they have led to what he called “Google’s immoral censoring” of a new government app designed to help Iranians identify potential symptoms of the COVID-19 virus. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is “deeply concerned" about the coronavirus outbreak in Iran and the U.N. system is providing support. And he said imports are now at a lower level than before the 2016 implementation of the Iran nuclear deal.

Source: ABC News March 12, 2020 17:32 UTC