US blamed for hundreds of daily COVID-19 deaths in Iran

TEHRAN: An Iranian Minister has blamed the US government's embargoes for hundreds of daily coronavirus deaths in the Islamic Republic due to obstacles created in Tehran's fight against the pandemic.

"The US embargoes against Iran and the privation of its hydrocarbon revenues have made it difficult for Iran to deal with the coronavirus," Xinhua news agency quoted Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh as saying on Friday at the 22nd virtual meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum.

He added that the US must be held accountable for the deaths in Iran.

The number of daily COVID-19 deaths in Iran has surpassed 400 steadily for nearly two weeks now, following a sustained aggravation of the outbreak since the beginning of September. (IANS)

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