Tehran: Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi says Tehran's relations with Beijing are based on mutual respect, opposition to unilateralism, and the pursuit of shared interests. The senior Iranian diplomat made the remarks during a meeting with Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Miao Deyu in Beijing on Monday.

According to Islamic Republic News Agency, Gharibabadi pointed out that Iran and China have supported each other at key historical junctures and continue to maintain active coordination and cooperation on mutual relations and in international forums within the framework of their comprehensive strategic partnership. He underscored the heinous crimes the United States and Israel have committed, including the assassination of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, during the 12-day and 40-day imposed wars.

Gharibabadi added that although Iran is not a warmongering country, it has proved that it possesses such national, institutional, and social strength that, in confronting two aggressive and rebellious regimes armed with the most advanced military equipment, it was able to deal heavy blows on them through exemplary resistance and achieve remarkable victories.