Considerable consequences to follow Brexit: Iran senior MP
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Chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, Alaeddin Boroujerdi
A senior Iranian lawmaker says the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union will open a new chapter in the bloc’s status in the world, stressing that the move will lead to “considerable" consequences.
“The British people’s decision will have considerable aftershocks because it can lead to a referendum in Scotland and some countries in the European Union,” Chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, Alaeddin Boroujerdi said on Saturday.
The lawmaker added that different governments in Britain have been blindly following US policies over the past years.
He noted that Britons’ vote to leave the 28-nation bloc showed their opposition to relations between London and Washington.
“The British people’s yes vote to exit the European Union was a ‘No’ to the UK government’s blind obedience to the US policies,” Boroujerdi pointed out.
The Iranian legislator reiterated that the Islamic Republic’s policy on Britain has always been based on opposition to any kind of meddling by London and the county's negative policies.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement Friday that it respects the British people's decision to leave the EU, saying it will have no effect on the Islamic Republic’s approach towards the UK.
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