President Hassan Rouhani said enemies even prevent drugs from reaching Iran amid the coronavirus outbreak.
“At a time when enemies have even banned [companies from sending] medications needed by the people as part of their unfair and illegal sanctions, a high priority for the country is to meet needs for medicines,” he said.
He made the remarks during a conversation with Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Abdolnasser Hemmati, who presented a report on the trend of procurement of raw materials for pharmaceutical companies.
Hemmati said some $900 million have been allocated to the import of medicines and medical equipment over the past six months.