Iran, Cuba voice support for each other against 'hostile' U.S. policies

Iran and Cuba have reaffirmed mutual support for addressing U.S. "hostile" policies and sanctions, said the Iranian Foreign Ministry on Sunday.

In a meeting on the sidelines of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi and his Cuban counterpart, Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, discussed bilateral ties and regional and international issues of common interest, the ministry said in a statement.

According to the statement, Araghchi condemned the "unilateral and political" U.S. move of putting Cuba on the list of so-called state sponsors of terrorism, which also includes Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and Syria, and described it as being in continuation of Washington's "hostile" policies.

He said Iran, one of the U.S. sanctions' victims, completely understands the Cuban people's situation and would support Cuba in the face of Washington's embargoes.

The Cuban foreign minister also said his country would back Iran against the U.S.' "hostile" policies.

Iran and Cuba are under U.S. sanctions and have been promoting cooperation to counter the embargoes for years.