Al Jazeera asks Trump if US will help Iran face COVID-19

Calls mount for Washington to ease sanctions that have crippled Iran.

The war against the coronavirus pandemic is a life-and-death fight for nations.

But Iran is waging it with an economy badly crippled by United States sanctions that have left Tehran bereft of financial resources to mount an effective public health response.

Al Jazeera’s White House Correspondent Kimberly Halkett asks President Trump whether he will support Iranians as they struggle with the coronavirus.