Europe completed its first export of goods to Iran using a mechanism meant to dodge U.S. tariffs in order to send medical supplies to the Islamic Republic, France, Germany and the U.K. announced Tuesday.
The so-called Instex “special purpose vehicle” was set up by the three countries last year to help European companies that want to continue business with Iran despite U.S. President Donald Trumps crushing sanctions against the country.
The countries said in a statement that the medical goods traded with Instex had already arrived in Iran, which has 44,605 confirmed cases of coronavirus and more than 2,800 deaths.
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