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Mokhber: No shift in Iran’s approach toward Muslim, allied countries
Mokhber made the remarks in a meeting with Sudan’s Foreign Minister Hussein Awad in Tehran on Sunday.
Mokhber also said Iran considers paying attention to the concerns of Muslims and Islamic countries as one of its strategies, adding that “We will not hesitate to help people of Sudan achieve independence, progress and peace.”
Sudanese foreign minister, for his part, said relations between Tehran and Khartoum are based on Islamic and humanitarian principles as well as friendship between the two nations.
Iran’s acting president also held a phone conversation with Secretary General of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad resistance movement Ziad al-Nakhalah on Saturday. Mokhber said there will be no shift in Iran’s strategy in support of resistance groups, especially the Palestinian ones, after the loss of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a tragic helicopter incident on May 19.
He said that President Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian were seriously concerned about support for the resistance and the Palestinians’ inalienable rights.
“The basic strategy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in backing the Resistance Front, especially the Palestinian resistance groups, will not alter by the change of people,” Mokhber asserted.
He also described resistance as the most effective way to counter Israeli crimes and aggression.
Raisi, Amir-Abdollahian and six others died on May 19, when their helicopter crashed in foggy weather in the mountains near the northwestern border with Azerbaijan. The charred wreckage of the aircraft was found the following day.
The pair had defended the Palestinians’ rights in regional and international meetings and appreciated their resilience against the Israeli occupation.
Nakhalah offered condolences to the Iranian government and people, saying the country will overcome the tragedy thanks to its qualified officials and revolutionary nation.
“Martyr Raisi and Martyr Amir-Abdollahian were always on the frontline in defending the interests of the Iranian nation and supporting the resistance,” he added.