Iranian DM: Escalation of Crisis in World Result of West’s Hegemonic Policies
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani said increased tensions and crisis in the world are the result of hegemonic policies pursued by the western states, specially the US.
History shows that the military presence of the US in any part of the world has brought nothing but a wave of insecurity, instability, war, destruction, and displacement in the world, General Ashtiani said in a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wei Fenghe in Tehran on Wednesday.
He expressed concern over the escalation of security crises in the world, saying that these crises are rooted in the hegemonic policies of the West and the US.
Stressing the need to counter US hegemony in the world by strengthening multilateralism, General Ashtiani said that with the cooperation among independent countries, common security challenges and threats can be addressed.
He referred to the policy of Iran in developing relations with neighboring and Asian countries, and said that holding such bilateral meetings will help to deepen relations between Iran and China and ultimately to maintain peace and security in the region and the world.
General Ashtiani said that the formation of indigenous and endogenous security in the Persian Gulf region is the strategic policy of Iran, and stressed the need for holding security talks between the countries of the region.
Elsewhere, he referred to the outstanding services of Iran in the fight against terrorism, hailing the constructive role of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani in this regard.
The Chinese defense minister, for his part, hailed the historical background of Iran-China relations, emphasizing that boosting the level of strategic defense cooperation between the two countries is the purpose of his visit to Tehran.
Many of the world’s wars and insecurities are rooted in the US hegemonic and unilateral actions, Wei Fenghe said, adding, “The cooperation of the Armed Forces of Iran and China will play an important role in thwarting such moves.”
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in a telephone conversation in September underlined the need to implement the strategic partnership agreement that has already been signed between the two countries.
During the phone conversation, the two sides stressed the implementation of the 25-year comprehensive strategic partnership agreement that was signed by Tehran and Beijing back in March 2021.
The deal served to officially document the Sino-Iranian Comprehensive Strategic Partnership that had been announced during a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Tehran in 2016. It sets the outlines of the historic allies’ cooperation in political, cultural, security, defense, regional, and international domains for the next 25 years.
