In an official letter to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, Alireza Marandi said the restrictive measures adopted by Washington against Tehran have adversely affected the Iranian patients.

The full text of the letter is as follows:

14 MAY 2019

United Nations Secretary General

His Excellency, António Guterres,

Excellency,

I have written to your Excellency on previous occasions with regard to the unjust sanctions of the regime of the United States of America against our people in Iran. These sanctions as mentioned in previous letters have led to many obstacles in providing all kinds of medicine and equipment needed for the medical treatment of the Iranian population.

Unfortunately we are now facing further illegal and inhumane obstructions by The United States in its indiscriminate blocking of international aid to Iranians affected by the recent floods which have devastated large areas throughout the country.

Unfortunately, international human rights organizations have remained consistently silent in the face of these crimes committed by the United States regime.

Yours sincerely,

Seyed Alireza Marandi, M.D.

President

Academy of Medical Sciences

Islamic Republic of Iran"