Unity helps ease financial restrictions on Iran: Minister
Economy Minister Abdolnaser Hemmati said on Saturday evening that, “We will reduce the financial restrictions against Iran with cooperation and unity.”
In a note on his X page, Hemmati also wrote that, “Considering the repeated efforts of the country’s enemies to create financial restrictions for Iran, this morning, I presented a report on the current situation and the necessary measures to normalize Iran’s case in the FATF to President [Pezeshkian].”
These proposed measures are different from what is said in the media as speculations, the minister added.
“The president ordered to follow the necessary measures to remove the restrictions and suspend the countermeasures of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) within the framework of the country’s national interests,” Hemmati wrote.
He said the president maintained that doubts in Iran should be resolved through the cooperation of economic bodies with the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) on the FATF case.
Pezeshkian has expressed optimism about the future, promising that his administration will protect national interests and pursue regional and global peace through creating balance in the country’s foreign relations.
Pezeshkian made the remark in a message to the Iranian people on July 30, the same day he took the oath of office as the 9th president of the Islamic Republic.
He said in his message that although the current situation is complicated and people are facing livelihood problems, he remains optimistic about the future and resolution of the existing challenges through relying on domestic capabilities.
Pezeshkian also said that his administration wants the West Asia region to be strong, where all countries take joint steps to achieve economic development and prosperity.
“We want tranquility in the region and the world,” the Iranian president added, calling for joint efforts to alleviate people’s concerns.
He invited Western countries to establish ties based on mutual respect, and proposed dialog with “the countries that have not realized the position of Iran.”
Pezeshkian also said it is an inalienable right of Iran to have normalized economic relations with other countries, adding that he will make every effort to lift the existing cruel sanctions against Iran.