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Iran's top leader bans COVID-19 vaccines from U.S., Britain
Nasser Karimi
The Associated Press
Published Friday, January 8, 2021 4:47AM EST Last Updated Friday, January 8, 2021 9:25AM EST
TEHRAN, IRAN -- Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Friday banned Iran from importing of American Pfizer-BioNTech and Britain's Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccines, a reflection of mistrust toward the West.
In a televised speech, he said the import of American and British vaccines were "forbidden," referring to the surging death tolls from the virus in both countries.
"I really do not trust," them, Khamenei said of those nations. "Sometimes they want to test" their vaccines on other countries, adding, "I am not optimistic (about) France," either...
Iran's top leader bans COVID-19 vaccines from U.S., Britain
Nasser Karimi
The Associated Press
Published Friday, January 8, 2021 4:47AM EST Last Updated Friday, January 8, 2021 9:25AM EST
TEHRAN, IRAN -- Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Friday banned Iran from importing of American Pfizer-BioNTech and Britain's Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccines, a reflection of mistrust toward the West.
In a televised speech, he said the import of American and British vaccines were "forbidden," referring to the surging death tolls from the virus in both countries.
"I really do not trust," them, Khamenei said of those nations. "Sometimes they want to test" their vaccines on other countries, adding, "I am not optimistic (about) France," either...