The head of the Iran Food and Drug Administration (IFDA) described Iran as one of the most successful medicine exporters in the region.

According to The Iran Project,Seyyed Haidar Mohammadi made remarks at the opening ceremony of the respiratory medicines factory where he also said that Iran has a lot to say in the pharmaceutical industry.

"We are one of the most successful drug exporters in the region," the IFDA chairman said.

"With the sanctions against our country in place, if we wanted to even just import the drugs that we have managed to produce, it would not be possible for us," he added.

Mohammadi continued, "In the meeting I had with the Deputy Minister of Health of Russia, he was surprised at Iran's progress in the pharmaceutical industry despite tough and long-term sanctions."

He further revealed and condemned the lies told by Western countries who claim to have not sanctioned drugs and medicine for Iranians.