Iran urges IMF to give Tehran its requested loan amid coronavirus
Rouhani also criticised US sanctions on Iran as “economic and medical terrorism”.
FILE PHOTO: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers a televised speech, in Tehran, Iran March 22, 2020. Official Khamenei Website/Handout via REUTERS
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani urged the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today to give the country its requested $5 billion emergency funding to help Tehran fight the coronavirus outbreak.
"I urge international organisations to fulfill their duties ... we are a member of the IMF ... There should be no discrimination in giving loans," Rouhani said in a televised cabinet meeting.
Rouhani also criticised US sanctions on Iran as "economic and medical terrorism".
