28 Mar 2024
ISNA The Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani met with Oman's Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi in Tehran, discussing the regional developments and expansion of bilateral cooperation in political, economic and cultural fields.

During the meeting, Mr. Shamkhani said, Growing deep relations between Iran and Oman had led to consensus on regional issues.

"The development of constructive and all-out relations with neighbors based on common interests is the top priority of the Islamic Republic of Iran's foreign policy," he added.

Elswher in his remark, Mr. Shamkhani has warned European countries against playing into the hands of the United States and the Israeli regime as European signatories to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal propose fresh sanctions against Tehran under the pressure of Washington.

"Defense capabilities, particularly the missile program, of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which have a deterrent nature, will firmly be continued based on national security necessities," he insisted.

"Political and media propaganda will have no impact on their development," he added.

Shamkhani said US failure to fulfill its obligations and its illegal approach to the JCPOA as well as Europe's passivity with regard to Washington's approaches clearly show that regional countries need to focus on finding a solution to the ongoing issues and crises in the region by themselves.

"The Islamic Republic of Iran will give a proper and due response to the US constant violations of its commitments under the JCPOA and will accept no change, interpretation or new measure that would limit the JCPOA," he said.

The senior Iranian official lashed out at certain regional countries for adopting "a hasty and arrogant attitude and statements" which have posed serious challenges to the handling of regional crises.

He expressed his concern about the killing of Yemeni women and children in airstrikes by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates as well as the catastrophic conditions of the oppressed Yemeni people.

"The shared view of Iran and Oman on the Yemeni crisis is based on putting an immediate end to war, establishing ceasefire, lifting the blockade, dispatching humanitarian aid and holding Yemeni-Yemeni dialogue to form new political structures based on the Yemeni people's demands and vote," Shamkhani pointed out.

He emphasized that the Yemeni crisis cannot be settled through military approaches and urged a political initiative in this regard, Press TV reported.

The Omani foreign minister, for his part, criticized military approaches to regional issues and urged the path of dialogue and understanding instead.

He added that Oman regards Iran as a trustworthy neighboring country and commended the Islamic Republic's role in establishing stability and security in the region.
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