ALEPPO, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. has imposed systematic sanctions on Iran, Syria, and other countries and collaterally targeted the third parties, which have not only jeopardized the economy and livelihoods of those nations, but also severely disrupted the global economic order.
Already ravaged by wars and sanctions, Syria was battered again by a devastating earthquake on Monday that deprived many locals of almost everything.
On Thursday, the U.S. Treasury Department issued a so-called six-month sanctions exemption for Syria-bound humanitarian aid, saying the U.S. sanctions in Syria "will not stand in the way" of life-saving efforts.
Yet the decision came too late for too many. Syrian experts have said that the U.S. decision to lift sanctions on Syria contradicts what it has claimed, namely that the sanctions did not target humanitarian aid to the quake-hit country.
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