U.S. to Block Iran’s Request to IMF for $5 Billion Loan to Fight Coronavirus
HUMAN RIGHTS, ANGLO AMERICA, HEALTH, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, ECONOMICS, COVID19 - CORONAVIRUS, 13 Apr 2020
Ian Talley and Benoit Faucon | The Wall Street Journal - TRANSCEND Media Service
7 Apr 2020 – The U.S. plans to block Iran’s requested $5 billion emergency loan from the International Monetary Fund for funding Tehran says it needs to fight its coronavirus crisis. Trump administration officials say Tehran has billion-dollar accounts still at its disposal.
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