Iran’s emphasis on defense readiness in order to protect its interests

– International News – Hossein Maleki, Deputy of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Moscow, explained our country’s views on the recent developments in the Middle East and Iran’s military operations against the Zionist regime during the round table of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

Referring to the crimes of the Zionist regime in Gaza, which has been going on for 7 months, he said: this regime attacked the embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Damascus with the aim of creating the ground for the expansion of the war and getting out of the Gaza crisis, which led to the martyrdom of a group of diplomats. and Iranian military advisers who were present in that country at the official invitation of the Syrian government.

Malki added: This attack was condemned by many countries. We complained about this to the United Nations Security Council, but despite the request of the two permanent members of the Security Council, Russia and China, the Western governments prevented them from issuing even a simple statement. I am here thanking the statement of the Secretary General of the Shanghai Organization and the member states that condemned this attack. After that, Iran decided to punish the terrorist regime of Israel and, in the form of defense, carried out a series of attacks against the regime’s military bases, which had successful results.

Deputy Embassy Pointing out that Iran’s action was a defensive response against the aggression of the Zionist regime, he added: Now this stage is over in our opinion, but if the Israeli regime and its western supporters continue the process of escalating conflicts, we will take more defensive measures in the direction of We are ready to protect our legitimate interests.

In another part of his speech, he mentioned the Islamic Republic of Iran’s membership in the Shanghai Organization since last year, and referred to the areas of strengthening cooperation between the members. This organization emphasized the readiness of our country for the effective implementation of the signed agreements, especially in the economic sectors.

Shanghai Round Table was held at the initiative of the Kazakhstan Embassy in Moscow and in cooperation with the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, during which the deputy foreign ministries of the two countries, together with the ambassadors and representatives of the Shanghai countries, Moscow and a group of thinkers and political experts in this field participated and examined the prospect of development of cooperation, especially during Kazakhstan’s presidency of this organization.

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