U.S. Sanctions On Iran Harming Humanitarian, Health Imports, HRW Report Says

Human Rights Watch: Iran: Sanctions Threatening Health
“The Trump administration’s broad sanctions on Iran have drastically constrained the ability of the country to finance humanitarian imports, including medicines, causing serious hardships for ordinary Iranians and threatening their right to health, Human Rights Watch said in a report released [Tuesday]. The administration in Washington should take immediate steps to ensure a viable channel exists for trade of humanitarian goods with Iran…” (10/29).

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