European Medical Gear Reaches Iran In First Sanctions-Bypass Deal

... Advocacy group United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) hailed the delivery but said it was "unfortunate that Instex took so long to become active," noting that the Swiss Humanitarian Trade Agreement (SHTA), the first channel established to facilitate aid to Iran, had been active since February. UANI head David Ibsen said the group was "pleased to see a successful transaction ... providing much needed supplies to the Iranian people. "This demonstrates once again that US sanctions do not stop the flow of humanitarian goods, food or medicine to the country, despite the cynical and opportunistic comments of mendacious regime spokespeople like Javad Zarif." Mr Ibsen added that he hoped Europe would "increase its delivery of aid to Iran using SHTA as well as Instex."