Hassan Rouhani said international public opinion would not tolerate discrimination against Iran Iran has urged the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to approve a $5bn (£4bn) emergency loan to help fight the coronavirus, as its death toll passed 4,000. President Hassan Rouhani warned that “there should be no discrimination” in approving requests. The US reportedly opposes the loan, with officials saying Iran has sufficient funds at its disposal. Mr Rouhani called the pressure campaign a “historic disgrace”. President Donald Trump reinstated the US sanctions in 2018 in an attempt to force Iran’s leaders to renegotiate a nuclear deal with world powers, but they have so far refused. Coronavirus: A ticking time-bomb for the Middle East Is Iran covering up its outbreak? How renewed US sanctions have hit Iran hard Iran has been the country in the Middle East worst hit by Covid-19 virus, which has infected more than 1.4 million […]