America's sanctions on Iran and its clear stance on environmental issues seem at odds. It is time to relax or lift the sanctions that prevent Iran from improving the environment and reducing the adverse effects on health and life, so that Iranians can enjoy the right to a clean environment, the right to health and life, and other rights related to favourable environmental conditions. Experts say the United States clearly recognizes that a clean environment is a right that affects other human rights. The United States mentioned the importance of environmental quality to human health when it agreed this year to cooperate with the World Health Organization on activities related to environment and health.