Iran’s foreign minister has blamed irresponsible actions and coercive economic measures of the US for the recent influx of refugees to the West Asia region and also Europe and elsewhere.
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in an address to the Global Refugee Forum 2023, which is underway in Geneva, Switzerland.
The minister said the Iranian government, which is itself hit by the US sanctions, works hard to provide basic services to millions of Afghan refugees in Iran, many of whom entered the country following the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan and after it took massive economic measures against the country.
The minister said the contributions offered by the UN refugee agency, the UNHCR, only compensate for one percent of the total cost of supporting Afghan refugees in Iran.
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