Iranians staged a mass rally on Sunday at the premises of the former U.S. embassy, chanting slogans against the U.S. military deployment in the Middle East, its hegemony, and the Israeli violence.
The rally is to mark the 45th anniversary of the former U.S. embassy takeover in Tehran and the "National Day of the Fight against Global Arrogance", also known as the "National Student Day".
"The United States has been threatening Iran for more than 40 years and falsely claimed to provide security to the region, but it has never tried to do so. Their aim is to commit crimes and kill," said Ghiasi, an Iranian protester.
The protesters also said that with the support and connivance of the United States, Israel continues to provoke other countries, causing regional tensions to escalate. They said that Iran will resolutely safeguard its national interests and not be afraid of U.S. and Israeli threats.
"Iran is not a country that seeks war or instigates tension in the region. Iran is a country with a long history and strong strength. We will not allow countries like the United States to infringe on Iran's national interests. We will definitely resist them," said Safari, another Iranian protester.
"The United States has brought nothing good to every country it 'set foot on', such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and others, only leaving behind destruction and displacement. The United States has no 'good record' demonstrating its efforts to establish security. It is because that the United States has a history filled with acts of destruction, looting and pillage," said Shahram, also an Iranian protester.
A few months after the victory of Iran's Islamic Revolution in February 1979, Iranian university students took over the U.S. Embassy building, saying that the embassy was, based on the documents found in it, planning to overthrow the Islamic Republic and serving as an espionage base for the U.S. government. Iran commemorates the takeover every year by holding nationwide rallies.
Iranians rally in Tehran, protesting against US hegemony, Israeli violence
Iranians rally in Tehran, protesting against US hegemony, Israeli violence
Iranians rally in Tehran, protesting against US hegemony, Israeli violence
Iranians rally in Tehran, protesting against US hegemony, Israeli violence
A conference on sustainable development cooperation among Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states concluded with the signing of 18 key projects worth a total of 4.795 billion yuan (about 655.5 million U.S. dollars) on Thursday in north China's Tianjin Municipality.
The projects, covering new energy, new materials, infrastructure, and automotive supply chains, are expected to boost practical cooperation among member states.
Nearly 400 guests, including officials and enterprises from SCO member states, attended the opening session. The conference is part of a series of activities ahead of the upcoming SCO summit in China this autumn.
The agreements involve eight countries, including the UAE, Egypt, and Uzbekistan. Notable projects include a 200-megawatt transformer substation in Egypt's Suez Canal Economic Zone and a collaboration between the UAE and Tianjin Municipality to help local enterprises expand overseas.
Ahmed El Homosani, CEO of the Sczone Utilities, highlighted the importance of the power substation project in attracting quality investments. "What we are going to sign is a framework agreement regarding building a new substation, 200 mega of electricity power. It will attract more and better investments," he said.
Meanwhile, Avinash Jagetiya, CEO of UAE's Sun Management Consulting, emphasized the significance of the cooperation agreement with Tianjin. "Yes, I'm certainly looking forward to this conference and that is the reason I'm here. And in this conference also we are going to sign an MOU (Memorandum of understanding) with Tianjing government. And this project is a step forward in serving the Tianjin enterprises and expanding their footprints and overseas market," he said. The conference also featured specialized sessions on energy, infrastructure, and mining cooperation. Energy cooperation was a focal point, with representatives from Kyrgyzstan noting increased interest from Chinese investors in energy projects.
"At present, a large number of Chinese investors are directly engaged with Kyrgyzstan's State Investment Agency for energy projects, including hydropower, solar and wind power plants," said Maksatbek Botoyarov, chief specialist of the Department of Investment Attraction and Regional Development of Kyrgyzstan.
Participants, including representatives from traditional energy firm LONGi, expressed commitments to increasing investments in the new energy sector and exploring green transformation pathways with SCO members.
"Over the years, we have developed green electricity and green hydrogen products and technical solutions to help these SCO countries achieve their sustainable development and energy transition. We are also actively communicating with the Kazakh government to formulate specific plans and programs for implementation," said Shi Shufeng, marketing director of LONGi's Central and East African Market.
SCO sustainable development conference secures 18 projects involving nearly 4.8 bln yuan
