Mohammad Javad Zarif and Antonio Guterres

Tehran (IP) - Iranian Foreign Minister and Secretary-General of the United Nations talked about the US unilateral and illegal sanctions against Iran on phone.

Iran Press/Iran news: During the phone conversation late on Saturday night, Mohammad Javad Zarif and Antonio Guterres also discussed the latest developments in Yemen.

The talks came while the US unilateral and cruel sanctions have had effects on Iran’s handling of the coronavirus situation, depriving the Iranian people of their natural rights to utilize health care facilities and blocking relief services provided to Iranian patients diagnosed with COVID-19.

Globally, there have been more than 1.6 million confirmed coronavirus cases, with the death toll surpassing 106,000.

In Iran, 70,029 people have been infected with the coronavirus, 4,357 people have died due to the virus and 41,947 have recovered.

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