Enhanced ties among independent nations key to fight unilateralism: Pezeshkian

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says the expansion of relations among independent and freedom-seeking countries such as Iran and Cuba can play an effective role in the fight against unilateralism.

In a meeting with Cuba’s Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz in Tehran on Monday, Pezeshkian hailed the Cuban nation’s battle against imperialism.

Pezeshkian reiterated Tehran’s resolve to consolidate relations with Havana.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran has always supported and will certainly continue to support the independence and libertarian ideals of Cuba.”

The new Iranian president said no obstacle can disrupt the will of the two countries to further develop ties.

Elsewhere in his remarks, Pezeshkian denounced Israel’s crimes against the defenseless people of Palestine in Gaza and inaction of the self-proclaimed human rights defenders on the regime’s criminal acts.

Despite their constant claims about defending human rights and democracy, the United States and some Western countries refrain from taking an action vis-à-vis Israel’s crimes, he said.

The US and its Western allies are even providing the Tel Aviv regime with financial and arms support and are complicit in Israel’s genocidal war against the oppressed Palestinian people, Pezeshkian emphasized.

He urged world bodies to take a practical measure to put an end to Israel’s crimes in the Gaza Strip.

The Cuban prime minister, for his part, pointed to fraternal and strategic relations between Tehran and Havana and said both sides have common positions on international issues.

Marrero Cruz said strengthening bilateral cooperation will play a very effective role in countering the US cruel sanctions.

The US has maintained a harsh economic, financial, and commercial embargo against Cuba for more than 60 years. Numerous resolutions by the United Nations General Assembly have indicated that the blockade is against international law. However, Washington has consistently voted against UN resolutions demanding an end to the sanctions against Cuba. 

Iran has also been targeted by unilateral sanctions from the US in contravention of international law. 

New Iranian administration will speed up implementation of agreements with Syria: Pezeshkian

In a meeting with Syrian Prime Minister Hussein Arnous in Tehran, Pezeshkian said his administration will take necessary strategy to speed up the implementation of the agreements with the Arab country.

The Iranian president underscored the importance of enhancing mutual ties in the economic, trade and social sectors as well as cultural exchanges in line with the political relations.

For his turn, Arnous commended Iran’s support for the improvement of security in Syria and said the two countries should use their diverse capacities to deepen relations.

Iran, South Africa should strengthen bilateral, international cooperation: Pezeshkian

Iran’s new president called for strengthening cooperation with South Africa in bilateral and international circles, including the BRICS group of emerging economies.

In a meeting with South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Ozzy Lamola in Tehran on Monday, Pezeshkian expressed hope that the two countries will witness further promotion of economic and commercial cooperation given various existing capacities.

He hailed South Africa’s constructive stance on support for the oppressed Palestinian people and said the apartheid Israeli regime has committed the most heinous crimes against the Palestinian people in Gaza.

The Iranian president said silence of the self-proclaimed human rights defenders and their arms support for Israel have intensified the regime’s crimes against the Palestinians.

South Africa filed a genocide case against Israel in December 2023 over its war on the Gaza Strip. According to South Africa’s application, Israel's actions in Gaza were "genocidal in character because they are intended to bring about the destruction of a substantial part of the Palestinian national, racial and ethnical group."

The South African minister, for his part, expressed his country’s keenness to develop relations with Iran given a 30-year record of diplomatic ties.

He said South Africa will insist on its principled stance in supporting the Palestinian people despite pressures and threats.

Lamola said his country will continue to cooperate with Iran with the purpose of restoring the Palestinian people’s rights, establishing lasting ceasefire and delivering humanitarian aid to the war-stricken civilians.

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