KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim told Parliament today that Putrajaya will continue to maintain diplomatic ties with Iran, but said it would apply “wisdom in international relations to avoid compromising national interests”.
US President Donald Trump last week threatened to impose a 25 per cent import tariff on any country doing business with Tehran, a move seen as a way to isolate the Middle Eastern power that is already heavily sanctioned by Washington.
“On trade with Iran, our ties with them remain. I have contacted them twice already,” Anwar said during PM’s Question Time.
“But in this matter, we must apply wisdom in international relations. We cannot appear too weak, but we must also not act in ways that can compromise national interests,” the Tambun MP added.
“Regardless, we still maintain ties with Iran, and we continue to support its sovereign rights.”
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