EXPLAINER: Iran, despite sanctions, has routes to vaccines
by Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Posted Dec 19, 2020 5:32 am EDT
Last Updated Dec 19, 2020 at 5:42 am EDT
FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020 file photo, a cemetery worker prepares new graves at the Behesht-e-Zahra cemetery on the outskirts of the Iranian capital, Tehran, Iran. Though Iran faces crushing U.S. sanctions, there still remain ways for Tehran to obtain coronavirus vaccines as it suffers the Mideast's worst outbreak of the pandemic. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Although Iran faces crushing U.S. sanctions, there are still ways for Tehran to obtain coronavirus vaccines as the country suffers the Mideast’s worst outbreak of the pandemic.