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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.

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
A worker in a protective suit sprays disinfectant inside the gate of the Shalamcha border crossing after Iraq closed the crossing to travelers between Iraq and Iran, Iraq March 8, 2020. — REUTERS/Essam al-Sudani

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