Iran must halt all energy exports in response to US blockade: Deputy parl. speaker
Deputy Parliament Speaker Hamidreza Haji-Babaei says Iran must firmly close its energy exports to all countries, arguing that the country must use its power to counter US pressure.
“We must speak from a position of power and authority. Diplomacy is possible through power, and through power [Iran] can overcome the enemy and secure the rights of a nation,” Haji-Babaei said during an open parliamentary session on Sunday.
Washington is seeking to increase pressure on Iran, while Tehran should counter such pressure through its energy leverage, according to the senior lawmaker.
“The more time passes, the more Washington will seek to tighten its blockade, and Iran must break it through the energy [market],” Haji-Babaei said.
The US is also trying to reduce the importance of the Strait of Hormuz through measures including oil transfers between regional countries and pipelines designed to bypass the strategic waterway, he noted.
Countries exporting energy in ways that help US President Donald Trump reduce the pressure on him are effectively taking part in the aggression against Iran, Haji-Babaei maintained.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran must firmly and resolutely close energy to everyone, or to no one; this is the fundamental demand of the great Iranian nation, and failure to do so will certainly bring losses to our nation,” he remarked.
Strong and dignified diplomacy is not opposed by Iran, but its position must be expressed with firmness and unity, the lawmaker stressed.
“This region will not see security as long as America is here,” he added, calling on regional countries to unite to remove the source of insecurity and restore security.
“Regional countries should understand that supporting the US or confronting Iran would distance them from their own peoples,” Haji-Babaei said.
Iran’s Armed Forces closed the Strait of Hormuz to US and allied vessels during the latest round of aggression against the country by Tel Aviv and Washington.
Tehran opened the strategic waterway following the signing of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding in June, but reclosed it after Washington imposed an illegal blockade on Iranian ports.
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