Following withering criticism amid a deadly fifth wave of COVID-19 in Iran, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei appears to have done something he is often loath to do: reverse himself. Earlier in the year, Khamenei banned COVID-19 vaccines manufactured in the West, which was implemented as a ban on the most effective vaccines: those produced by Moderna and Pfizer. Now, he has said that Iran should take any steps to secure vaccines, with officials clarifying that there is no longer a ban on any vaccine. This welcome move creates an opportunity that the Biden administration must seize.
America Should Help Iran Get COVID Vaccines (Sina Toossi, Defense One)
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