Iran: US sanctions violating human rights of all living there, say UN experts

Dec 21, 2022, at 10:54 pm

New York: US sanctions on Iran are resulting in harm to the country’s environment and preventing everyone there - including migrants and Afghan refugees - from fully enjoying their rights to health and life, and contributing to other factors such as rising air pollution, UN-appointed independent experts said on Tuesday.

Over-compliance with US sanctions hurting Iran’s ‘butterfly kids’

Oct 20, 2021, at 06:29 pm

New York: Over-compliance with United States-imposed sanctions against Iran is harming the right to health, and people with a rare skin disease are among those affected, many of them children, experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on Tuesday.

Pompeo threatens Iran with new sanctions, isolation

Jul 08, 2019, at 10:20 am

Moscow, July 7 (Sputnik/UNI) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday Iran would face more sanctions and isolation if it continued ramping up uranium enrichment above the agreed limits.