{"id":151985,"date":"2025-08-20T17:23:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T14:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/151985\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"lukasenka-supports-irans-legitimate-right-to-nuclear-energy","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/151985\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka supports Iran\u2019s \u201clegitimate right\u201d to nuclear energy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>August 20, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Belarus supports \u201cIran&#8217;s legitimate right to develop peaceful nuclear energy,\u201d Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka said at a meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Minsk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s press office, the Belarusian ruler mentioned \u201ca tense situation after the new round of military escalation between Israel and Iran, which led to the United States\u2019 direct involvement in the conflict.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cArmed confrontation is a serious threat to regional and international stability and security, especially when it comes to strikes on Iran&#8217;s infrastructure, including its nuclear facilities under IAEA control,\u201d \u0141uka\u0161enka stated. \u201cI am convinced that to achieve lasting peace, it is important to refrain from any actions that could provoke a new escalation. Wisdom and foresight must prevail over emotions and prejudices.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0141uka\u0161enka had already criticized the strikes on Iran&#8217;s nuclear infrastructure at the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting in Minsk on June 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, he pointed out that the nuclear facilities were under IAEA control and the strikes violated international law \u201cin the most dangerous way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He did not name the attackers but apparently referred to Israel and the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/pezeshkian_press_lukashenko-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/pezeshkian_press_lukashenko-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/pezeshkian_press_lukashenko-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/pezeshkian_press_lukashenko-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/pezeshkian_press_lukashenko-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/pezeshkian_press_lukashenko.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Iran&#039;s president criticizes US, Western sanctions during Minsk visit<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">August 20, Pozirk.\u00a0Iran\u2019s President Masoud Pezeshkian has criticized Western sanctions and Washington&#039;s &quot;unilateral and destructive&quot; approaches during his meeting with Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka in Minsk, the latter\u2019s press office reports. Belarus and Iran are taking consistent steps to develop cooperation, working &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/151869\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 20, Pozirk. Belarus supports \u201cIran&#8217;s legitimate right to develop peaceful nuclear energy,\u201d Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka said at a meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Minsk. According to \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s press office, the Belarusian ruler mentioned \u201ca tense situation after the new round of military escalation between Israel and Iran, which led to the United States\u2019 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":124306,"template":"","rubric":[14,30],"class_list":["post-151985","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-security"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\u0141uka\u0161enka supports Iran\u2019s \u201clegitimate right\u201d to nuclear energy | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"August 20, Pozirk. 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