Monday, April 27 2020 18:05

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 .