Hassan Rouhani said international public opinion would not tolerate discrimination against Iran
BBC: Coronavirus: Iran appeals for $5bn IMF loan as deaths pass 4,000
Iran has urged the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to approve a $5bn (£4bn) emergency loan to help fight the coronavirus, as its death toll passed 4,000.
President Hassan Rouhani warned that “there should be no discrimination” in approving requests.
The US reportedly opposes the loan, with officials saying Iran has sufficient funds at its disposal.
Mr Rouhani called the pressure campaign a “historic disgrace”.
President Donald Trump reinstated the US sanctions in 2018 in an attempt to force Iran’s leaders to renegotiate a nuclear deal with world powers, but they have so far refused.
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WNU Editor: These IMF funds are not going to be approved .... U.S. to block Iran's $5 billion virus loan request (Market Watch). And as to claims that Iran is running out of money, apparently Iran possesses hundreds of billion dollars through a sovereign wealth fund called the National Development Fund, as well as a slush fund of confiscated property .... How Much Does Iran Actually Spend On Coronavirus? (National Interest).
2 comments:
"a slush fund of confiscated property"
Now that would be an interesting thing for a sociologist, psychologist or psycho-historian to study. How much and how often can you confiscate property and imprison your fellow countrymen and still have a functioning economy and country? If people are really scared, they shift it more often to neutral and clap a lot when expected. They do not try to risk anything or sound a discordant chord in the echo chamber.
How bad does factionalism get and how much does it hold a country back?
Solemenei died and a few dozen of his followers were arrested and presumably had property confiscated. How many people in the IRGC putting it into neutral?
I hope that we are not so stupid to grant this...
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