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US allows NGOs to send money to quake-hit Iran
Source: BBC
21 August 2012 Last updated at 22:43 GMT
US allows NGOs to send money to quake-hit Iran
The United States has said it will temporarily lift sanctions for US-based NGOs that want to send financial aid to help Iran's earthquake relief effort.
Until now US sanctions have allowed food and medicines to be sent to Iran for humanitarian reasons, but not money.
Iran initially declined outside aid after two strong quakes hit its northwest, killing at least 300 people.
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The US Department of Treasury order comes after several US-Iranian organisations pressed the White House to lift restrictions on sending money so that they could support charities on the ground.
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US allows NGOs to send money to quake-hit Iran
The United States has said it will temporarily lift sanctions for US-based NGOs that want to send financial aid to help Iran's earthquake relief effort.
Until now US sanctions have allowed food and medicines to be sent to Iran for humanitarian reasons, but not money.
Iran initially declined outside aid after two strong quakes hit its northwest, killing at least 300 people.
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The US Department of Treasury order comes after several US-Iranian organisations pressed the White House to lift restrictions on sending money so that they could support charities on the ground.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19339067
