http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/05/02/360982/iran-minister-slams-western-lies/In the past week the Iranian Health Minister has made several public comments accusing the West of a medical sanction on Iran, endangering their patients. He claims the powers of the west "were lying and still are lying in this regard." Is this just an attack on "the big bad west," characteristic of the Iranian regime? Or have our economic sanctions on Iran extended into blocking medical supplies? Since no one knows what is really happening there, it is hard to speculate. On one hand, any accusation made by Iranian leaders against Western Powers has its political motivations, but our embargoes do too. If the US and the rest of the world really want to get to a nuclear agreement, would they go so far as Iranian Citizens? In all of this mess, freedom of press in Iran would substantially clear up many issues around it, and maybe offer a more truthful/trusted medium for Iran to express its concerns.
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