Foreign Policy

Foreign Minister Zarif has said that if Saudi Arabia fails to change its regional policies, it will put its people and the entire region at risk.

Among others, presidents of Bolivia, Russia, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Venezuela, Iraq and Turkmenistan attended the summit of Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF).

Virtually 70 percent of the world’s gas reserves belong to the member states of the summit and these countries can have effects on important international issues, especially on energy-related issues, President Rouhani said.

The documents are aimed at deepening and strengthening the existing cooperation and ties between the two countries.

In a meeting with the Algerian prime minister, Larijani added that certain regional countries’ support has helped terrorist groups cause insecurity in the Middle East.

Presidents of Bolivia, Russia, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Venezuela, Iraq and Turkmenistan are among foreign dignitaries who have arrived in Tehran.

The Supreme Leader has said that the sole way for progress and victory by independent countries is resistance and relying on masses of people in the war of wills.

An immediate ceasefire to end bloodshed along with coordinated international efforts to take on terrorism and extremism is the first step in settling the crisis, wrote FM Zarif in an opinion piece.

The best way for blocking the infiltration of the Takfiri currents, the Leader said, is to bolster genuine Islamic ideologies, which he described as "moderate and sensible."

In order to confront terrorism, the first step is to cut off the financial and military aid provided to the terrorists by certain regional countries, Kharrazi told a British MP.

Those who have nurtured IS are criticizing those who are fighting IS, Zarif said.

Describing extremism and terrorism as common threats to the world, the spokesman called for concerted efforts by all countries in the fight against the inhumane phenomena.

Larijani said that Western countries need to ask their regional allies to stop providing the terrorist groups with weapons and oil.

If it wasn’t for Iran’s stance against the disintegration of Iraq and Syria, Damascus and Baghdad would have fallen by now, Velayati said.

Iran has said that the UN resolution against Tehran and Moscow is aimed at undermining the campaign against terrorism and will only discredit the UN and its General Assembly.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari has said that Iran opposes any instrumental and political use of human rights against independent countries.

Foreign Minister Zarif says he is not running for president in 2021.

Creation of a world against violence and extremism came up for discussion in a phone conversation between the Iranian and French presidents.

If regional countries are in pursuit of peaceful relations and want to live in peace and avoid interfering in other countries’ affairs, Iran’s policy is completely in keeping with that goal, Zarif said.

Only Assad himself can decide on his participation or non-participation in the elections and it is only the people of Syria who can say whether they will vote for him or not, the Iranian diplomat said.

The meeting also focused on the execution of an official document to redesign Arak’s heavy-water nuclear reactor, Zarif said.

In a phone conversation with the Italian prime minister, President Rouhani has called for concerted efforts to fight terrorism in the world.

Those who were not part of the negotiations knew little about the atmosphere and details of the talks and were thus concerned about the outcome of the process, Zarif said.

That most of my trips have been to Islamic countries and regional states is because the security of the Muslim world is of particular significance to Iran, Zarif said.

If JCPOA is implemented well, it will lay the foundation for fewer tensions with the US and create the conditions for a new era, President Rouhani said.