The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) announced today
that the group will be lifting some sanctions against the embattled regime. The
announcement comes after several international humanitarian NGO reported an
alarming rise in poverty, malnutrition, and disease in Iran. According to the
press release the SCO, of which China and Russia are the largest members will
unilaterally lift all sanctions affecting the import of food, medicine, and
agricultural supplies. Further, the SCO would lift the restriction on the
export of Iranian oil and enter into negotiations to provide Iran with the
technology and assistance needed to produce a light water nuclear reactor.
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