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Iran, creaking under the impact of U.S. sanctions, a collapse in oil sales and a severe Covid-19 epidemic, is scrambling to buy food and medicine to avoid a supply crunch. But it’s a struggle.
Despite such supplies being exempt from sanctions, banks and governments are reluctant to transfer or take Iranian money because they fear unwittingly breaching the complex U.S. restrictions, according to five trade and finance sources.
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