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Iran’s Wisdom in Not Attending the Sharm El-Sheikh Summit

Iran’s decision to decline the invitation to the Sharm El-Sheikh Summit was a strategic and calculated move aimed at preventing the legitimization of processes imposed by the Israeli regime, while emphasizing the necessity of a genuine ceasefire and an end to the killing of innocent Palestinian women and children.

Nournews: The Sharm El-Sheikh Summit took place amid extensive behind-the-scenes pressure from certain Western actors to draw Iran to the table. The hidden aim of the summit was to create an image of regional consensus around plans that were effectively designed without the presence of genuine representatives of the Palestinian people. In such circumstances, Iran’s presence could have inadvertently legitimized mechanisms that, while ostensibly promoting “conflict cessation,” were actually intended to restore the balance of power in favor of the Israeli regime. Tehran’s decision to abstain was a firm response to this process. It demonstrated that in diplomacy, mere presence does not confer credibility; rather, the manner of participation and the message conveyed are what matter. By avoiding participation in performative mechanisms, Iran underscored that the solution to the Gaza crisis must proceed through genuine, transparent dialogue centered on the Palestinian people, not through behind-the-scenes agreements among regional and international powers.

 

Maintaining Balance Between Ceasefire and the Role of Resistance

From a field perspective, a temporary ceasefire is only effective if accompanied by practical guarantees. Recent experience shows that the Israeli regime has repeatedly continued to target defenseless civilians in Gaza, especially women and children, even in the final hours of a ceasefire. Field reports from Gaza indicate that bombing of residential homes and critical infrastructure continued until the very last moments of ceasefire implementation. In this context, any Iranian participation in summits like Sharm El-Sheikh could have been perceived by observers as a retreat from supporting the resistance. Iran’s decision, therefore, was aimed at protecting the legitimacy and cohesion of resistance movements—the same movements that, during the recent war, imposed a new deterrence equation on the Israeli regime. Iran’s support for resistance is expressed not merely through slogans, but through abstaining from any diplomatic action that could be interpreted as sidelining it. Consequently, Iran’s absence from the Sharm El-Sheikh Summit is not a sign of isolation, but rather a symbol of the Islamic Republic’s ongoing active role in supporting the Palestinian people—a role that today, strengthened by field victories and growing global solidarity with Palestine, operates more powerfully than ever.

 

Strengthening Iran’s Independent Diplomatic Capacity

Iran has consistently sought a balance between “political ethics” and “national interests” in its foreign policy. In the Palestinian issue, this balance is more evident than ever. Iran not only calls for an end to violence and the killing of defenseless people but also emphasizes that a real ceasefire only has meaning when accompanied by the complete lifting of the Gaza blockade and guarantees for life, health, and reconstruction. The statement issued by Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the days leading up to the Sharm El-Sheikh Summit highlighted this approach: the solution to the Gaza crisis passes through resistance and justice, not through summits where the will of the people is absent. This decision reflects Iran’s independence-focused diplomacy, which resists any external pressure to participate in imposed processes, maintaining restraint and the logic of resistance. At the same time, Iran seeks, through its communication channels with independent countries, to build an ethical and humanitarian coalition in support of the Palestinian people. This approach exemplifies Iran’s multilayered diplomacy, which emphasizes not only protest rhetoric but also cooperative structures and synergy.

 

Long-Term Vision, Islamic Initiative, and Regional Dynamism

Tehran’s policy regarding the Sharm El-Sheikh Summit was not merely a short-term decision but an indicator of the emergence of a long-term strategy in Iran’s Middle Eastern policy. Tehran now more than ever stresses the need for Islamic initiatives to manage the Gaza crisis—initiatives that can take shape within the framework of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and with the participation of independent countries. The aim of this policy is clear: a genuine ceasefire and an end to the killing of innocent Palestinian women and children, rather than a performative peace with the occupying Israeli regime, whose essence is expansionism and human rights violations. Iran believes that any negotiation or agreement is only legitimate when the first and foremost demand—an end to the killing of civilians—is fulfilled.

Given current conditions, Iran’s decision to abstain from the Sharm El-Sheikh Summit is part of a broader strategy based on three pillars: maintaining the legitimacy of resistance, pursuing a genuine ceasefire, and designing Islamic frameworks for the reconstruction and future of Gaza. This strategy portrays Iran as an independent, ethical, and forward-looking actor in Middle Eastern developments.

 

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