Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi has stressed that Islamic Republic of Iran has always spearheaded the battle against terrorism.
As one of the main victims of terrorism, he emphasized that the country has always been at the forefront of fight against terrorism.
Iran’s deputy foreign minister pointed to a joint anti-terrorism drill between Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and Iran entitled “Sahand-2025 joint anti-terrorism exercise”, hosted by IRGC Ground Forces in East Azarbaijan Provincre in northwest Iran saying that the drill was held with the participation of 18 high-ranking delegations of SCO member states and regional-security organizations.
Turning to the fruitful experiences and capabilities of Iran’s armed forces in confronting any aggressive action against security and territorial integrity of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Gharibabadi described hosting this exercise as an act of alignment and coalition-building in line with creating new regional security cooperation.
The Islamic Republic of Iran is one of the main victims of terrorism and has always been at the forefront of fight against terrorism and has valuable experiences in confronting all forms and dimensions of terrorism, he said, adding that this exercise will provide a platform for the transferring and sharing experiences among member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) hosted the Sahand-2025 joint anti-terrorism exercise with members of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Iran’s East Azarbaijan province on Monday.