Opinion | Hadi Ghaemi: President Trump's refusal to relax Iran sanctions during the coronavirus threatens everyone. - NBCNewsTHINK
, with whom it has major political differences, have been providing aid and supplies.
These governments — many of which have supported sanctions on Iran — understand that the Iranian government is failing to control the outbreak, that it is not able to get the supplies it needs on its own and that this failure threatens us all. We can spend months deliberating over what this repressive government has brought on itself and what it deserves. But during that time, many more people will die in Iran, and the virus will continue to spread. This collective punishment of the Iranian people will only endanger our own efforts by letting the epidemic spread beyond its borders.
We can spend months deliberating over what this repressive government has brought on itself and what it deserves. But during that time, many more people will die. Time is of the essence. The U.S. government should immediately suspend all sanctions that affect the delivery of humanitarian goods to Iran, including banking sanctions on Iran, and vote
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