TEHRAN – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani said on Saturday that the Islamic Republic should become the forerunner of the Islamic human rights across the globe.

Addressing a meeting on human rights issues in Tehran, Shamkhani said the country’s efforts to uphold human rights are rooted in the principles and obligations stipulated in the Iranian Constitution, IRNA reported.

He also said that the human rights campaign launched by the hegemonic powers against Iran is politically-motivated, stressing that Iran should try to improve its human rights regardless of such counterproductive pressures.

MH/PA