A high-profile Iranian diplomat criticizes the United States for imposing unipolar sanctions and claims the US supremacy is about to end.MOSCOW, November 24 (Sputnik) The period ofthe United States global supremacy is close toan end, Iranian Foreign Ministrys Head ofthe Center forInternational Education and Research Hadi Soleimanpour said Monday.
The conclusion, which comes fromthe current situation, is that the period ofUnited States supremacy is close toan end. European strength and power is also decreasing. This is why the United States refuses totake the international responsibility, Iranian diplomat said, speaking ata conference inMoscow.
He added that the unipolar measures, such ascreation ofcoalitions, using power exceeding the limits ofUN, or implementing unipolar sanctions [are a] few ofthe obvious factors ofthe pastyears international relations.
States such asRussia, and newly developed strong powers, includingIran their relations witheach other play a role informing new, multipolar world, he explained.
Earlier onMonday, Deputy Director ofRussian Foreign Ministrys Second Department onAsian countries Konstantin Alekseyev expressed hope that cooperation betweenRussia and Iran will help both countriesovercome the consequences ofwestern sanctions.
Russia and Iranhave a long history ofeconomic, geographic, and political interaction.
During a meeting held inSeptember, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani agreed tofurther expand cooperation betweenthe countries, including technological and commercial enterprises.
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