Iran Presses for IMF Loan to Fight COVID-19 Outbreak, but US Likely to Block It

Iran Presses for IMF Loan to Fight COVID-19 Outbreak, but US Likely to Block It
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a news conference in Tehran, Iran on Feb. 16, 2020. Official Presidential website/Handout via Reuters
Ella Kietlinska
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani pressed harder on April 8 for a $5 billion emergency IMF loan Iran has sought to fight the CCP virus outbreak after the regime’s official accused the United States of blocking the loan.

In a tweet on Sunday, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Shamkhani, accused the United States of blocking Tehran’s loan request from the IMF.