Iran approves Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran hopes to begin purchases and start joint production soon
26 January 2021 - 19:02
Moscow — Iran has approved Russia's Sputnik V vaccine and plans to both import it and produce it, giving the Middle East's worst-hit country a tool to fight the spread of Covid-19, foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday.
“The Sputnik V vaccine was yesterday also registered and approved by our health authorities,” Zarif said at a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, in Moscow on Tuesday. “In the near future, we hope to be able to purchase it, as well as start joint production.”..
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