Iran's oil minister has hit out at different nations for not declaring confirmed instances of the coronavirus.

The accuracy of the Islamic Republic's knowledge on the outbreak has been referred to as into query, with 3,513 instances and 107 deaths confirmed by the nation up to now.

However Bijan Namdar Zangeneh informed reporters forward of Friday's OPEC assembly in Vienna: "I consider that we're saying and declaring our state of affairs and a few nations do not say something about their state of affairs."

Whereas it's not clear which particular nations he was referring to, each Turkey and North Korea have been below scrutiny for claiming they don't have any recognized instances.

Zanganeh additionally criticized the U.S., claiming broader sanctions on Iranian items and companies had been stopping the nation from accessing important meals and drugs for its residents.

He mentioned Iran has not "obtained any vital help from any nation" and accused U.S. Secretary...