ArmInfo.Many projects between Yerevan and Tehran are frozen today due to the difficult economic situation in Iran. Obviously, the coronavirus epidemic and US sanctions will seriously impede the implementation of these projects in the future. Iranian Gohar Iskandaryan stated this in the framework of the discussion on the impact of coronavirus on the region.
The expert said that on April 22, Iran launched its first military satellite, Nur, into space, indicating that Tehran is claiming leadership in the region. <In this context, it is curious that the United States intends in June to begin negotiations on the withdrawal of its troops from Iraq. Of course, this process cannot be quick and the United States will try not to lose its influence in Iraq. Any tension in the region affects all countries of the region, including Armenia>, Iskandaryan emphasized.
According to her, the coronavirus in Iran began to spread very quickly, and such European countries as Britain, France and Germany, in spite of US sanctions, decided to provide Iran with assistance. < In turn, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that it is possible, due to the spread of the coronavirus in the world, some sanctions against Iran will be lifted. This has not yet been done. Moreover, the Iranian leadership for the first time turned to the IMF with a request to lend $ 5 billion to effectively combat coronavirus. In the IMF, the United States occupies a special place and the last word behind them, and if Washington had given Iran the opportunity to receive the requested money, it would have become at least some basis for improving relations between the countries and would help Iran fight the pandemic more effectively, "Iskandaryan noted .
