Kazem Gharibabadi, Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, made the remarks in an address to the first meeting of the coordination headquarters for the SCO and BRICS in Tehran on Monday.
He said a number of countries have admitted that the Europeans misused the so-called snapback mechanism and the Security Council’s capacity to re-impose sanctions against Iran.
“Today we are facing unilateralism, and Iran is dealing with sanctions and the issue of snapback.”
The Iranian diplomat said, “What helps us assert that the world is not under the US dominance is the utilization of the capacities of BRICS and Shanghai.”
He emphasized the importance of utilizing such capacities to serve common interests, the interests of independent and developing countries, and the NAM states.
Iran, on October 18, declared an end to all UN restrictions on its nuclear program following the expiration of Security Council Resolution 2231, which had endorsed the 2015 nuclear deal.
Iran now says its nuclear file is closed and should be treated under standard international oversight.
The Iranian diplomat said the SCO and BRICS constitute a significant portion of the world's population both qualitatively and quantitatively, stressing the need to have good planning.
“We need to plan for more measures and expand our relations in different fields,” Gharibabadi said.
He noted that the two bodies have “very broad” capacities in various political, security, defense, military, economic, social, and cultural areas and can together form “one comprehensive international organization."
BRICS was established in 2009 by Brazil, Russia, India, and China, with South Africa joining in 2010. The bloc later expanded to include Iran, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia, and Indonesia.
The bloc’s members now represent more than two-fifths of the global population.
Founded in 2001, the SCO is a political and security alliance comprising ten members, including China, Russia, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Belarus.
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