“The difficult situation in Iran against the coronavirus is largely artificial because the United States and its unilateral sanctions on Iran have caused it and should be lifted as soon as possible,” said Zakharova.

Axar.az reports citing Mehr News.

“Iran is currently experiencing unprecedented economic and political pressure from the United States, and these sanctions are not in the moral and legal framework,” she added.

Calling for the lifting of anti-Iran sanctions, she said, “Russia has long called for the lifting of sanctions on Iran, and in particular has called on Washington to lift the inhumane sanctions as soon as possible, which have created obstacles to governments' efforts to effectively fight against coronavirus.”