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Intel: Trump administration vows to expedite review of COVID-19 equipment for Iran

The US Treasury Department vowed today to prioritize and expedite the review of humanitarian license requests to send medical equipment to Iran to treat COVID-19 patients.
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The US Treasury Department vowed today to prioritize and expedite the review of humanitarian license requests to send medical equipment to Iran to treat COVID-19 patients.

Amid mounting criticism that the US sanctions regime has hindered medical trade with Iran, the Treasury Department vowed in a fact sheet today to quickly examine license requests for vital hospital equipment such as oxygen generators, full face respirators, diagnostic medical imaging equipment and “certain decontamination equipment.”

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