Iran pleads for medicine as it fights epidemic under sanctions
Iran’s foreign minister has made a public plea for medical supplies and sanctions relief as the country struggles with the coronavirus explosion.
![HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/IRAQ-IRAN A worker in a protective suit sprays a disinfectant inside the gate of Shalamcha Border Crossing, after Iraq shut a border crossing to travellers between Iraq and Iran, Iraq March 8, 2020. REUTERS/Essam al-Sudani - RC2MFF94758Q](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2020/04/RTS356ZF.jpg/RTS356ZF.jpg?h=b2c59e98&itok=N_JfIIeB)
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