INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN- Hossein Amir Abdollahian, Iran's foreign minister, has condemned the broad and unilateral sanctions of the United States against
Iran and Cuba, saying the two nations should use their expertise to oppose the draconian measures.
The statements were made during a
Saturday meeting between Amir Abdollahian and Cuban Deputy Prime Minister Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz, who is in Tehran for the 18th session of
the Iran-Cuba Joint Economic Committee.The foreign minister called Cuba an important strategic partner of Iran and called for closer
collaboration in a variety of areas.The joint economic committee, according to Iran's top diplomat, would allow the two nations to examine
measures to improve economic and commercial connections as well as political collaboration.Amir Abdollahian said that Tehran and Havana have
a good level of collaboration in the health and treatment sectors, notably in the joint manufacture of the COVID-19 vaccine, and that the
Iranian administration is committed to implementing prior agreements and signing new contracts with Cuba.Cabrisas, for his part, praised
Iran's unwavering support for Cuba despite United States sanctions.The Cuban official stated that the economic committee would assist the
two nations in strengthening strategic connections and that utilizing bilateral economic capacity would benefit both countries.For more than
60 years, the United States has imposed a severe economic, financial, and commercial blockade on Cuba
The blockade has been declared illegal by the United Nations General Assembly in a number of resolutions
other Western countries of intervening in Cuba's domestic affairs in July, urging Washington to halt its unilateral sanctions against
Havana and other countries immediately.During his campaign, United States President Joe Biden promised to change some of his predecessor
Donald Trump's Cuba policies that "have inflicted harm on the Cuban people" but he has failed to follow through.In violation of
international law, the United States has also imposed unilateral sanctions on Iran.After leaving the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as
the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the United States began unilaterally imposing sanctions on Iran in May 2018.Under former
president Donald Trump, the United States launched a "maximum pressure" campaign on Iran, imposing the "toughest ever" sanctions on the
