INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani has briefed Iranian lawmakers on a range of issues
he outlined the Islamic Republic's regional and international policies and answered questions from MPs, according to the foreign
characteristic of Iran's diplomacy
He said in Tehran's neighborhood policy, ties with neighbors have no limits and all potentials must be tapped so that "maximum interaction
with neighbors" will pave the ground for "lasting and long-term economic bonds between regional countries."Bagheri referred to the exposure
of the fundamental weaknesses of unilateralism and grave political and economic challenges faced by the U.S
as Washington struggles to retain its global hegemony
He said Iran's accession to the Shanghai Cooperation Council and possibly BRICS will significantly promote the strategic power and the
geostrategic standing of multilateralism.The deputy foreign minister further spoke about the U.S
president's failure to achieve the goals of his regional tour, stressing that arranging the Astana summit in Tehran a few days after Biden's
failed trip to West Asia was a sign of Iran's diplomatic prudence and the symbol of the superiority of the Islamic Republic's discourse of
regional interaction.Bagheri described the issue of putting in place long-term plans for regional and global powers as important
He then underlined that the model of long-term plans in bilateral relations that, in addition to China, recently included Russia, Venezuela
and Turkey, has helped stabilize economic ties and has effectively prevented international political and economic shocks from having a
negative impact on Iran's economic situation and it neuters economic and trade sanctions.After the meeting, Abolfazl Amouei, the spokesman
for the parliamentary committee, offered more details of the meeting
He said that the lawmakers in the committee's meeting with Bagheri Kani stressed the need for obtaining sufficient guarantees from the U.S
in the event of a return to the nuclear agreement, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).Amouei said that
Bagheri Kani presented a report on the latest political and international developments and the activities of the foreign policy apparatus,
on international and regional developments
The subject of Joe Biden's trip to the region and the possible scenarios for this trip and the failure of the U.S
apparatus during the last year to follow up on Iran's membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and BRICS+ group were also
Iran's position in international corridors and strengthening energy exchanges in the region are among the issues targeted by the Ministry of
process of nuclear negotiations, and that the relationship between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the 4+1 group of countries continues
this meeting, the representatives emphasized obtaining sufficient guarantees from the American side in the event of a return to the Joint
Iran said the reason is the U.S
abstention from making the necessary political decisions required to conclude the talks
On the other hand, the U.S
