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It’s strange for US to offer help against Covid-19 outbreak after ‘accusations’ it created the virus – Iran’s Khamenei It’s strange for US to offer help against Covid-19 outbreak after ‘accusations’ it created the virus – Iran’s Khamenei
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said it was “unwise” for Iran to reach out for US’ aid in combating the coronavirus pandemic amid earlier allegations that the infection could have been created in America. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said it was not right time for Iran to reach out for US’ aid in combating the coronavirus pandemic amid earlier allegations that the infection could have been created in America.
“Several times Americans have offered to help Iran to contain the virus ... You are accused of creating this virus. I do not know whether it is true, but it is strange that you want to help Iran,” Khamenei said in a televised speech on Sunday.“Several times Americans have offered to help Iran to contain the virus ... You are accused of creating this virus. I do not know whether it is true, but it is strange that you want to help Iran,” Khamenei said in a televised speech on Sunday.
He did not go into the details, saying that it was nonetheless “unwise” to accept American aid given the circumstances.He did not go into the details, saying that it was nonetheless “unwise” to accept American aid given the circumstances.
The unverified allegations that the Covid-19 disease could have originated in the US made headlines earlier this month. The unverified claims that the Covid-19 disease could have originated in the US started to make headlines earlier this month. None of these reports were confirmed yet. 
China’s foreign ministry spokesperson Lijian Zhao floated the idea that the virus may have been brought to Wuhan by the US personnel.   In March China’s foreign ministry spokesperson Lijian Zhao floated the idea that the virus may have been brought to Wuhan by the US personnel during Military World Games.
Earlier Iranian officials and media have made claims that the deadly Covid-19 coronavirus could have been created by the US. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps chief Hossein Salami was one of those floating the "possibility" that coronavirus was the "product of a biological attack by America which initially spread to China and then to Iran and the rest of the world."
Other Iranian officials have avoided openly accusing Washington of deploying the virus as a weapon, focusing instead on how US sanctions have contributed to the epidemic's devastating effects. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif slammed the Trump administration's "medical terrorism", pointing out that artificially-induced shortages have put a major strain on hospitals' resources. 
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