Mehr contacted Sweden-based researcher Greg Simons for a recent interview on the Iran-Russia Strategic Partnership Agreement. Here’s a summary:
“I think this is a very important step as two important members of the Global South, Russia and Iran are creating a system of relationships with these non-western-centered non-US control agencies,” he said. mentioned the first question about the importance of the Iran-Russia agreement.
He further described the agreement as a brake, not only passive acceptance of the US-led economic war. Strategic Deek represents an attempt to show to other countries that want to be the subject, not to the US or international relations. Of course, what Iran and Russia want to show other countries is that you have to unite against the collective western. He said as he has increased his ability and ability to overcome the effects of this economic war.
According to Simons, they want to enable a much more legitimate system in other regions.
In response to questions about the impact of the agreement between Russia and Iran on future negotiations between Iran and Europeans, the professor said that Europeans are incompetent and strict, so they should do a lot to the US. He said he cannot do so. Economic and other forms of crisis.
Simons further stated that Europeans are fully subordinate to Washington’s direction and geostrategic initiatives.
“None of the European countries expressed concerns and did nothing about cancelling Iran’s nuclear deals. That Europeans will support and enable the cleansing of genocide and ethnic groups against Palestinians in Gaza. “You can see how they acted in. On the part of the Europeans, there was no criticism of the Israeli forces against Syria, Lebanon, Iran or Yemen,” he pointed out.
In response to questions about how the agreement will affect Iran’s position and role in other institutions such as the Shanghai Cooperation Agency, the Eurasian Economic Union, and BRICS and cooperation agreements, the agreement will be larger with these institutions globally. He said it would allow for integration. South. He added that global Southern institutions are different from exclusive Global North institutions. He further explained that global South institutions like BRICS are comprehensive.
And finally, in response to the question of whether Donald Trump has returned to the White House and whether the expanded transatlantic expansion would benefit countries like Iran and Russia, he said he was more honest. He said he was open but allowed to say.
Simons said the US has always been that way and will not change its approach under Trump. He added that the US is playing a zero-sum game and always follows at the expense of other countries. “The US plays zero-sum games not only against enemies and competitors, but also against allies,” he said. He continued to note that Trump’s vulgar remarks were an open demonstration of the US playing a zero-sum game.
He said Trump’s open integrity accelerates the global South process. “Look at what happened in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, where this US and Saudi Arabia are moving from this US domination to something more balanced. Of course, it’s Russia, China and I too am I in Iran. We intend to strengthen our position. Europeans are shown as what they are.”
“With the world is growing, the Global South doesn’t want to be an object. They want to be sovereign. They say that changes in the global order are heading from the global north to the global south, especially in this turbulent era. “We want to make the subject of moving around,” the Stockholm-based researcher concluded.
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