January 2016
The Foreign Ministers Summit of the Organization of Islamic
Cooperation was held at Saudi Arabia’s request on January 21st in
Jeddah. In the past the Iranian regime considered itself in complete control of
the OIC and took advantage of this summit to cloak its terrorist objectives and
meddling activities.
This summit was in one word a new step for even more isolation for
Tehran in the Middle East, with the noose tightening around Iran’s neck more
than ever before.
This conference has reached a point of holding a session for the sole
reason of condemning the Iranian regime and adopting a statement using the
strongest possible tone lambasting the ruling clerics in Tehran. This latest
summit called for specific practical measures by member states.
A short look at the articles of this conference resembles this very
clearly. The first article strongly condemns Iran for its attack on the Saudi
Embassy in Tehran, saying such measures are in complete contrast to OIC and UN
charters calling for safeguarding peace and security, and avoiding meddling in
internal affairs of other countries. Other articles of this statement condone
Iran’s provocative remarks against Saudi Arabia and other countries, along with
Iran’s meddling in the internal affairs of regional countries and its
continuing support for terrorism. The statement continues by supporting all
measures taken by Saudi Arabia and all statements issued condemning Iran. This significant stance in
two articles called for practical measures by member states against Iran,
including actions to prevent Iran’s sectarian and religious plots due to its
destructive nature and the dangerous consequences for security and stability of
member states, along with international peace and security.
This short glance at the summit statement is crystal clear in
depicting a very stark isolation for the Iranian regime more than ever before.
Iran’s response to this summits and its statements were very weak. In previous
years if any country or organization in the region took a stance against Iran,
all regime clerics and state-run media would launch a major campaign against
the particular country or organization. However, one has to look very hard to
find any such remarks these days, making it quite obvious that Iran is
attempting to lay low and let the tides pass. However, Tehran knows quite well
these waves will continue one after another with no end in sight.
We can come to a certain conclusion that Iran is very weak in the
current balance of power. Iran’s foreign ministry issued a statement
complaining why no one has taken into consideration Tehran’s measures against
those who raided the Saudi embassy? This is a reference to the ridiculous
measures taken by Iran supposedly arresting a number of individuals in this
regard, yet no particular result to report.
One can clearly realize how Iran is further and further engulfed in
regional and global isolation.
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