“In both cases, Venezuela and Iran, especially Iran, which suffers very much from the coronavirus, there are no sanctions that would impede the provision of humanitarian assistance,” Bild quoted him as saying.

Pompeo said the United States offered humanitarian aid to Iran, Venezuela and North Korea to combat COVID-19.

Earlier, the European Union called on other countries to make sure that their sanctions against Syria, Venezuela, Iran and the DPRK do not interfere with their medical and humanitarian assistance in the context of the coronavirus pandemic.

In March, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said US sanctions against the Islamic Republic amid the spread of coronavirus infection are “medical terrorism."