Khamenei affirms that Iran is willing to work with European countries that do not “blindly” follow the US

March 21 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, assured this Tuesday that Tehran is not upset with Europe and has stated that it is willing to work with those European countries that do not “blindly” follow the United States and its policies.

“We are not angry with the Europeans (…) We are ready to have relations with any European country that does not blindly follow US policies,” he said from the Imam Reza shrine in the northeastern holy city of Mashhad. country.

In a broad speech on the occasion of the Persian New Year, Khamenei has pointed out that, despite the fact that the relationship with the West has weakened, Tehran, on the other hand, has strengthened its ties with Asia “one hundred percent”, the news agency reported. IRNA news.

In this sense, he explained that part of Iran’s plan for the near future is to establish “strong relations” with other continents, such as Africa and Latin America. “We have become members of some of the most important (international) treaties,” she said.

On the other hand, Ayatollah Khamenei has indicated that Tehran has remained “firm” in the face of the “long chain of conspiracies and tricks of the enemy.” “(Iran) opposed the coup, the embargo, the political pressure and the media attack,” he argued.

In relation to the anti-government protests that broke out as a result of the death of the young Mahsa Amini for not wearing the veil correctly, he has assured that Iran has proven to be “strong” in the face of “media attacks” based on “Iranophobia”.

“The president of a country like the United States openly supported the internal riots in the country. Some European countries, their presidents and governments, supported these riots — which affected a small percentage of the Iranian nation — not only with verbal support, but also with weapons and financial support,” he specified.