US sanctions blocking Iran's COVID-19 vaccine purchase: Official
Iranian officials alleged that US' "inhumane sanctions" were blocking Iran's COVID-19 vaccine purchase. Iranian efforts to buy a vaccine through the COVAX alliance, jointly managed by Gavi, have been hampered due to money transfer issues arising due to the sanctions, central bank Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati said. However, Gavi said there's no "legal barrier" to Iran getting vaccines through COVAX.