Ali Akbar Salehi: We should not let the people separate from the system.
Ali Akbar Salehi, former Iranian Foreign Minister, said at the 17th Annual Conference of the Iranian Political Science Association that we should have a correct assessment of our relationship with Russia and not act emotionally. Unfortunately, sometimes emotions dominate us.
We should not act emotionally in relation to Russia. Unfortunately, sometimes emotions dominate us.
The only factor in preserving our governance and system are the people, and we should not let the people be separated from the system. We should understand standing in the middle of powers and working with them.
America wants to maintain its unipolar dominance and therefore must have a strong economy and military.
One of the important tools to restrain China is energy, and it is one of the important sources of energy in the Middle East.