Non-Aligned Movement backs Iran against US-E3 sanctions
The Cradle, October 16, 2025 —
The Non-Aligned Movement is a bloc of 120 developing nations that pursue collective independence from global power alliances.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced on 16 October that the final communiqué of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) ministerial meeting explicitly supports Iran’s stance on the snapback mechanism at the UN Security Council.
NAM brings together developing and post-colonial nations that have chosen not to align formally with any major power bloc.
Today, the movement counts 120 member states, along with several observer countries and international organizations that take part in its meetings.
Speaking to IRIB News on the sidelines of the NAM summit in Kampala, capital of Uganda, Araghchi said the final document reflected several key Iranian proposals, including a clause of “exceptional importance” declaring NAM’s support for Tehran regarding the snapback issue.
He stated that “the Non-Aligned Movement expressed its support for the position of the Islamic Republic of Iran regarding the snapback issue at the UN Security Council, emphasizing that Resolution 2231 remains valid and that its provisions and timelines must be fully observed.”
According to the foreign minister, the resolution’s Paragraph 8 “stipulates that the resolution should terminate on 18 October (26 Mehr) as scheduled,” a position aligned with Iran, Russia, China, and several other states opposing the claims of the US and European countries about reactivating the mechanism.
Araghchi said the NAM statement further condemned “in the strongest terms” the attacks carried out by Israel and the US against Iran, describing them as “unacceptable and condemnable.”
These additions, he said, reaffirmed the solidarity of NAM member states with Iran.
He also announced the inclusion of a clause condemning assaults on Iran’s nuclear facilities and a separate paragraph denouncing the Israeli 2024 pager and walkie-talkie terrorist attacks in Lebanon that targeted thousands of civilians.
In his remarks, Araghchi highlighted that “more than 100 member states of the Non-Aligned Movement supported the positions of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” calling it a “major diplomatic achievement.”