The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council publicly accused the United States on Sunday of blocking Iran’s request for a $5 billion emergency loan request from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that would be used to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic that has ravaged the country.
“US opposition to granting Iran’s requested facilities from IMF to provide items needed to deal with coronavirus is a real case of crimes against humanity,” tweeted Rear Adm. Ali Shamkhani.