Touching upon President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi and his accompanying delegation’s visit to Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba, Hadi Beiginejad told the official IRNA news agency, “The construction and overhaul of refineries in these [Latam] countries give greater credit to Iran and represent the failure of U.S. hegemony.”

The member of parliamentary Energy Committee described Raeisi’s tour of Latin America, once a backyard of the United States, and Iran’s political and economic contracts with Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba as the pinnacle of the 13th administration’s diplomacy and the country’s sovereignty.

The approach not only improves Iran’s economy and gives it greater influence in international arenas, particularly in Latin America, but also helps the other countries develop their refining and petrochemical infrastructure, noted the lawmaker.

He said the Raeisi administration’s political and economic diplomacy showed that the U.S. is not everything to the world, adding, “The government’s policies have resulted in developing ties with other countries like Indonesia, some Asian and Latin American states, and even African countries as economic and political partners since the U.S. has exposed its treacherous and bullying nature in its relations with other countries in different junctures of history.”

Elaborating on the incumbent government’s energy diplomacy and its impact on neutralizing sanctions, Beiginejad said, “Sanctions would work if the government failed to transact and transfer its products and services while the country’s exports have increased and the neutralization of sanctions will gradually become evident.”

The parliamentarian called for the countries hit by U.S. sanctions to form a club to hand Washington’s hegemony further defeat.

He hailed the 13th administration’s logical and well-planned strategies for boosting economy through improving the country’s relations with other states.

The improvement of relations with the Persian Gulf littoral states, Iran-Saudi Arabia rapprochement, and détente with some neighboring countries are the striking examples of the incumbent government’s successful diplomacy over the past two years, he mentioned.

He also pointed to the government’s effort to resume diplomatic ties with Egypt, cement ties with other countries, including Russia and China, and attend the international summits as signs of its successful approach toward establishing such relations.

Heading a high-ranking political and economic delegation, Raeisi started a three-legged tour of Latin America on Monday, which took him to Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba respectively.