Iran’s Rouhani: US blocking of aid to flood victims ‘unprecedented crime’

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News ID: 37370
Publish Date: 21:00 - 03 April 2019
TEHRAN, Apr 03 - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says US harming of humanitarian work in flood-hit areas constitutes “an unprecedented crime.”

Iran’s Rouhani: US blocking of aid to flood victims ‘unprecedented crime’TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - “The US move to block international humanitarian aid to those affected by flood is an unprecedented crime,” Rouhani said on Wednesday.

He made the remarks in a meeting with a number of ministers, heads of executive departments, officials and lawmakers on the occasion of Eid al-Mab'ath, the anniversary of the day the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was chosen as God’s messenger.

Rouhani called on the Iranian Foreign Ministry and the country’s legal bodies to pursue the issue through legal channels.

He said even Iranians living abroad were not able to send their aid to their fellow people due to Washington’s sanctions.

Source:presstv

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