Khamenei Invites Cuba to Form 'Global Alliance' Against US

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : "The Cuban Revolution and the personality of Mr. Castro always had a special appeal for Iranian revolutionaries before the victory of the Iranian Revolution and this was due to his honesty in his revolutionary positions," he affirmed.
54% : Diaz-Canel, who arrived in Tehran on Sunday after participating in the UN's COP28 climate talks in Dubai, thanked Iran for supporting his country's "fight against the cruel embargo" imposed by the United States.
50% : Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei met in Tehran on Monday with visiting Cuban President Miguel Díaz-CanelIran and Cuba on Monday pledged to strengthen their relations in various fields and to stand together in the face of US sanctions imposed on the two countries.
49% : "He said, "The numerous political and economic capacities of Iran and Cuba should be used to form an alliance and a coalition between countries that have the same stance against the coercive behaviors of the US and Western countries.
49% : He added that "revolutionary honesty, revolutionary steadfastness and revolutionary seriousness" are the common features of the Cuban Revolution and the Iranian Revolution, even though Iran imposes a ban on the activities of leftist parties that participated in the revolution that overthrew the Shah's regime in 1979.
47% : During a meeting with Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, who is visiting Tehran for the first time, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei called for a global coalition against what he called "US and Western arrogance.
43% : "Cuba has been under a US embargo since 1962 and is included on the American list of countries supporting terrorism -- like Iran, which is also subject to severe sanctions linked primarily to its nuclear program.
41% : "Khamenei then noted that the position of the Cuban president on global issues, especially the issue of Palestine, is in line with the views of Iran.
41% : According to Raisi, "What can neutralize the sanctions is the exchange of capacities between the two countries," referring to the policy that Khamenei has presented as a means to nullify Western sanctions targeting Tehran.

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