Abe considers it wrong for the US to build sanctions against Iran into a pandemic

The policy of the US building sanctions against Iran during the new coronavirus pandemic is wrong. On May 5, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed this opinion during his telephone conversation with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, the press service of the Iranian leader reports. Japan's prime minister has called it wrong to build up US sanctions against Iran in the dire situation of coronavirus proliferation, the report said. It is also stated that the head of the Japanese Government stated that in the current situation, humanitarian action is on the agenda of all countries. At the same time, the President of Iran, in turn, noted that due to the increase of inhuman sanctions by Washington against Tehran, his countries face difficulties even in importing food and medical equipment. It should be noted, according to the news agency, on May 4, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that the refusal to finance the World Health Organization (WHO) is a strategic mistake of the United States, as it leads to a weakening of international efforts to combat the pandemic of coronavirus infection.