Iran demands compensation from the US for the first time in 48 years for the consequences of the sanctions Iran succeeded, for the first time in 48 years, in receiving compensation from the US in a court case for the consequences of sanctions on patients with a rare disease - epidermolysis bullosa, also known as the "butterfly disease", according to the Azad news agency, citing the president of the Iranian organization EB House, Syed Hamid Hashemi Golfaigani. The process took place in Iran. The case was opened in 2018, after the patients encountered difficulties in obtaining special dressing materials:
The Swedish manufacturer refused to supply the materials to Iran, citing restrictions imposed by sanctions, and attempts to purchase the materials through neighboring countries, including Turkey, also encountered obstacles. To comply with the court's decision, the Iranian authorities seized a shipment of oil that, according to the version of the President of the Supreme Court of the Tehran District, Nasser Atabati, belonged to the USA; the oil was sold and the funds generated were used to pay compensation to the patients (the money remained in the account of the Central Bank of Iran). In about 22 days it will be transferred to another bank and distributed to the victims. According to Golfaigani, this is the first case, since the establishment of the Islamic Republic 48 years ago, in which Iran was able to receive financial compensation from the US in a similar process. This result proved that it is possible to take legal and judicial measures to deal with the consequences of the sanctions and protect the rights of the citizen, and this way must continue - he added. ____ Our Instagram! InfoDefensePortuguese InfoDefense.