Iran faces further allegations of corruption in coronavirus fallout

"There is no need to skirt sanctions for medical goods. The U.S. has made broad exceptions and authorizations that allow for the commercial sale and export of food, humanitarian goods, including medicine and medical devices, to or from Iran," said Claire Jungman, chief of staff of United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI). "The U.S. government has made numerous offers to help Iran with the coronavirus outbreak. Rather than accept, Iran has accused the U.S. of engineering the virus as a biological weapon and has even said that medicine from the U.S. could spread the disease or make it last longer." Jungman highlighted that, since 2012, Iran has "spent over $16 billion to fund its terrorist activities while its health care industry has remained underfunded." "Last year, Iran's health minister resigned in protest of the health care budget cuts," she surmised. "Any hindering of the Iranian health sector has been caused by Iran's leadership, not U.S. sanctions."