Iran: Sick Suffering Drug Shortages as Sanctions Bite

January 16, 2013 from Press TV

Western sanctions against Iran are forcing hundreds of thousands of patients to do without potentially life-saving drugs, according to the country's state-run Press TV. Iranian officials accuse the US of ignoring the plight of the country's sick and of using sanctions to block Iran's regional influence.

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Sanctions against Iran

Over the years, sanctions have taken a serious toll on Iran's economy and people. Since 1979, the United States has led international efforts to use sanctions to influence Iran's policies, including Iran's uranium enrichment program, which Western powers fear is intended to ga... Explore this topic

Iran

Irano Islamo Respublika – valstybė Artimuosiuose Rytuose, Azijos pietvakarinėje dalyje. Ribojasi su Armėnija, Azerbaidžanu, Turkmėnija bei Kaspijos jūra šiaurėje, Afganistanu ir Pakistanu rytuose, Iraku ir Turkija vakaruose, Persijos įlanka bei Omano įlanka pietuose. Explore this topic

Economic sanctions

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Nuclear program of Iran

The nuclear program of Iran was launched in the 1950s with the help of the United States as part of the Atoms for Peace program. The participation of the United States and Western European governments in Iran's nuclear program continued until the 1979 Iranian Revolution that t... Explore this topic

Medicine

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Economy of Iran

The economy of Iran is the seventeenth largest in the world by purchasing power parity (PPP) and twenty-sixth by market value. The economy of Iran is a mixed and transition economy with a large public sector and some 50% of the economy centrally planned. It is also a diversife... Explore this topic

Sanctions

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US-Iran relations

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Press TV

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