the birth of the new world order; Iran’s powerful game in America’s backyard – Mehr news agency Iran and world’s news

Mehr News Agency, International Group: From the very beginning of the 13th government, with the aim of balancing its relations, in addition to improving and repairing relations with neighboring countries and the region, it also had a partial view of Latin America, which is called the “backyard of America”. Therefore, during this period, we have seen the diplomatic traffic of the officials of Iran and different countries of this geographical area many times.

In this regard, Ayatollah Seyed Ebrahim Raisi, the president of our country, left for a trip to Latin American countries such as Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba on Sunday (June 22, 1402). A trip that can be interpreted as a continuation of the strategy of strengthening the Latin axis of the government.

The purpose of this five-day trip was to strengthen the political, commercial, industrial and scientific cooperation between Iran and three Latin American actors, which was realized by concluding and signing several memorandums of cooperation.

35 cooperation documents; A five-day trip report

The head of the 13th government of the Islamic Republic arrived in Venezuela on Monday (June 22) at the beginning of his five-day trip to Latin America and was welcomed by the host country’s authorities.

During this trip, the high-ranking officials of Iran and Venezuela signed 19 cooperation documents in the presence of the presidents of the two countries. Cooperation and participation in areas such as “communications and information technology, energy, insurance, maritime transport, higher education, agriculture, medicine and medicine, cultural exchanges, as well as the development of mineral cooperation”, including important documents signed between the ministers of foreign affairs, oil , defense and support of the armed forces, healthcare and culture and Islamic guidance with Venezuelan counterparts.

Also, “Nicolas Maduro”, the president of this country, awarded the Venezuelan National Medal of Honor (the first class medal for the liberating men and women of Venezuela) to the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

It should be noted that Tehran-Caracas are taking steps within the framework of the 20-year strategic agreement that was concluded between the two countries last year. Therefore, there is no doubt that the visit of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Venezuela will increase the speed and depth of cooperation.

The cornerstone of communication between these two countries, despite the distance of 11,000 kilometers, is the opposition to excesses and the flood of wide-ranging sanctions of the United States. The history of relations between the two countries shows that as much as the scope of American pressure on embargoed countries such as Iran and Venezuela has increased, in parallel, the efforts of these actors to reduce the effects of sanctions and maximize access to foreign trade revenues have taken an upward trend. .

These two countries have even exchanged goods for goods for a long time due to banking and currency barriers and to deal with the dominance of the dollar. A mechanism which, of course, is not limited to Tehran-Caracas relations and Iran has been using it for a long time in its relations with neighboring and regional countries such as Turkey and Russia.

Following the regional visit of the president of our country at the head of a high-level political and economic delegation to Latin America, Ayatollah Raisi arrived in Nicaragua and was welcomed by “Daniel Ortega» The Nicaraguan counterpart was placed; A trip with achievements for Tehran and Managua It was accompanied and the signing of three cooperation documents can be evaluated in this regard. These memoranda were in the fields of judicial, economic, commercial and medical cooperation, and equipment and supplies, which were signed by the Iranian and Nicaraguan foreign and health ministers.

It should be noted that the destinies of Iran and Nicaragua were tied together four decades ago; At the same time as the victory of the Islamic Revolution, Ortega Also as a member of the movement Sandinistaoverthrew the pro-American government; The relations that have been formed since then due to the common pain of sanctions and are now deepening with diplomatic traffic.

The third destination of the Iranian delegation’s visit to the presidency was Cuba, where the high-ranking officials of the two countries signed several cooperation documents in the presence of the presidents. Memorandums of understanding that included judicial fields, comprehensive political cooperation, customs relations and participation in the field of information technology.

The dual “imperialism” and “sanction” components Linker

South American countries such as Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua, where the president of our country has gone, have been the target of their northern neighbor’s anger for years due to their choice of political, economic and ideological military, and America has treated them just like Iran. Because of this different choice, he has been punished.

Unilateral and cruel sanctions as a common problem and pain have brought these three countries and Iran closer to each other. The very close relations between Iran and Venezuela and their efforts to circumvent sanctions have always been the focus of the world media.

Nicaragua has not been spared from the sting of the embargo and the economic hardships of its northern neighbor. Government Biden In recent years, it has imposed sanctions against the Nicaraguan government and the president of this country and his family. Therefore, Tehran and Managua which are the targets of American sanctions, with a common goal of trying to develop comprehensive relations and can take advantage of each other’s economic benefits, and continue their efforts to circumvent American sanctions.

After reviewing sanctions against Iran, Venezuela and Nicaragua, it is Cuba’s turn. The US embargo against Cuba, which was imposed in February 1962 and is still in place, is one of the world’s longest embargoes imposed by one country against another.

Although former US President Barack Obama had started measures to reduce sanctions and improve relations between Washington and Havana, former US President Donald Trump stopped almost all of these measures and even imposed new sanctions against Cuba. .

Even today, even though more than two years have passed since the beginning of the “Jo BidenThere are still no serious signs of the Democrats trying again to reduce the sanctions against Havana.

Therefore, it seems logical that the political atmosphere and political attitude of the people of this geographical area should be defined in opposition to America. As the president of our country emphasized at the beginning of the trip: “The common position of us and these three countries is to stand against the system of domination and unilateralism.”

The Islamic Republic of Iran and Nicaragua experienced revolutions four decades ago; The Islamic Revolution of Iran and the Sandinista Revolution of Nicaragua had a common chapter, and that was the uprising against dictators affiliated with the West, and this is the most important reason for the enmity and threats of the Western bloc against the two countries.

Therefore, America has no place in its backyard with a population of about 561 million people and an area of ​​about 21 million square kilometers, which is considered one of the most important regions of the world, and the people of this geographical area have always been left-leaning in terms of political attitudes.

In recent years, the wave of leftism in Latin America has intensified by passing from the traditional left to the modern left to the point where today Venezuela, Cuba, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Nicaragua and Brazil are among the 8 Latin American countries that are defined in the left camp. be.

Although the rise of left-wing currents and the popularity of these parties among the people is related to various issues such as economic problems, etc., the important role of colonialism cannot be ignored in this context. Many believe that this interventionism and sanctions imposed by the United States has become the basis for their tendency to the left movement.

These issues have formed the basis for Latin American countries to look to the East, from China and Russia to Iran. Beijing has already become the largest trading partner of some Latin American countries including Brazil, Chile, Cuba and Uruguay. Unlike China, which seeks to use the natural resources of Latin America for its economic growth, Russia’s interests in this region are defined more in terms of security and strategy.

Also, the negative view of the people and statesmen of Latin America towards the bully policies of the United States has paved the way for the rapprochement of Iran and the actors of this geographical area, which the 20-year strategic document of Iran and Venezuela, along with strengthening Tehran’s economic and trade relations with the countries of Bolivia, Nicaragua and Ecuador, The coalition based on anti-imperialism shows up in America’s backyard.

The end of the word

The selection of three countries, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba, as the destinations of Iranian representatives to Latin America in the 13th government, from the foreign minister to the president himself, shows that the determination of this government to strengthen relations is not only serious, but also that it is trying to attract more countries. Add this vast geography at a distance of more than 12,000 kilometers to your list of deals and interactions.

Therefore, it can be concluded that Tehran seeks to increase the number of its friends to deal with the sanctions of the Western society, especially the United States, and Iran’s bilateral relations with Latin American countries undoubtedly open the way to deal with the impact of international sanctions and to diversify Iran’s tools. he does.

From the point of view of observers, the stubborn resistance of Latin American countries to Washington’s policies at the same time as the open arms of the countries in America’s backyard on the president of Iran shows the decline of this country’s hegemony and speaks of a new order in the world. With such an attitude, the president of our country in Nicaragua spoke about the “new world order” and said that “a new order is being established in which independent countries will have the main place and domineering and arrogant powers will decline.” did.”