Gribabadi: Iran cannot be forced to surrender with sanctions and a blockade/ 15 Water and land neighbors are Iran's strategic ability against sanctions.
Kazem Garibabadi, Deputy Minister of Legal and International Affairs, said in a special interview for the news:
🔹The Islamic Republic of Iran is a vast country with rich capabilities and resources. We have 15 land and water neighbors. A country with such enormous capabilities, rich resources, expert personnel and 15 neighbors cannot be forced to surrender through sanctions and pressure. This policy has already failed.
See what happened even to this action plan called "Iron Gate". The Americans first began the naval blockade operation. This naval blockade, which was put on the agenda for about three months, did not reach the desired result. On the other hand, the Strait of Hormuz is also closed and we have created restrictions in the fields of economy, energy and trade on the other side. After that, the Americans followed up on the subject of the land blockade in the form of the same operation known as "Iron Gate", but this operation was also unsuccessful; Because Iran's neighboring countries did not go along with this plan.
Later, they raised the issue of the air blockade and Iran's flight sanctions, which also did not have much success in this area. Although some of our flights to limited destinations have been suspended, the main flight routes are still open to passengers.
The reason for these failures is that the Islamic Republic of Iran, as I mentioned, has broad capabilities, diverse connections and strong relations with its neighbors. The principle of interdependence between Iran and neighboring countries was created and this issue created an important ability to deal with pressures.
🔹 Iran is not Venezuela, where one can think that a country can be forced to surrender by arresting its president. Iran is also not Cuba, which can be blocked with a complete economic blockade, on all its entry and exit routes. The Islamic Republic of Iran is a country with various experience, capabilities and capabilities.
The actions that the Americans have taken so far, neither in the area of the land blockade nor in the area of the air blockade, have not resulted in their desired success.
On the other hand, the government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs took active diplomacy. We are in contact with all our neighbors at different levels, from presidents and foreign ministers to ministers of special governments, and we have extensive relations with them. The goal is not to allow the implementation of American programs easily and without imposing costs on this country.
If today our land borders are still open and Iran's air blockade, with the exception of a few limited cases, has not been able to achieve its goals, this issue is a result of the diplomatic pursuits of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the good relations we have established with the neighboring countries.
But on the other hand, you have to see what the consequences of America's actions were. These actions did not reach the desired result of Washington, and on the other hand, the Strait of Hormuz remained closed for a long time. What harm is the situation to the other side and rejected? According to the statistics we have, the impact of Iran's actions on the global economy, trade and energy market is still significant.