The only non-aligned country among non-aligned countries is Iran: Imam Khamenei’s memory from a summit in Zimbabwe
During my presidency, I attended the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries Summit in Zimbabwe. The conference was run mainly by the leftists. Although governments inclined to the West and the U.S. were also present, the principle actors including Robert Mugabe and Fidel Castro, were leftist. Other leftist presidents who supported the Soviet Union, were also present and were the main actors. I delivered a speech there. My speech was a hundred percent anti-US and anti-Arrogance. I mentioned the truth about the revolution, the truth about Iran, the crimes of the U.S., the crimes against the Iranian nation, the matters relevant to the imposed Iran-Iraq war etc. Then, with the same explicitness and seriousness, I condemned the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan. The audience were astonished. One of the leftist presidents in attendance told me, the only true non-aligned country is Iran. You see, the Islamic establishment finds similar significance and dignity within at a global level and its enemies feel obliged to respect it.
Statements during a meeting with the youth in Isfahan, November 3, 2001