The 16th summit of the NAM ended Friday in Tehran. Under the background of continuing turmoil in Syria and the ongoing sensitivity of the Iranian nuclear issue, the NAM summit has attracted particular attention worldwide.

Some Iranian observers and media spoke highly of the summit. They argue that by using the summit as a platform, Iran can establish economic alliances with regional and international powers to weaken the effects of sanctions by the West.

Some also think that the summit has frustrated the Western plan to isolate Iran and provided the world with an opportunity to discover the real Iran.

But I think the summit hasn't brought any substantive change to Iran's situation and the international environment Iran has to face is still tough. There has been more symbolic meaning than real influence.

Admittedly, successfully holding the NAM summit was a diplomatic victory for Iran.

There were many blocks from the US and Israel before the summit. The US stated that Iran didn't deserve to host the summit and it tried hard to persuade UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon not to attend the summit. But these difficulties and obstacles have been successfully overcome, although Ban went on to have harsh words for his host country.

However, it's too optimistic to say that Iran has broken the Western diplomatic blockade. The possibility that the US and other Western countries will further intensify their sanctions on Iran is still there.

Since July, the US and some Western countries have strengthened their economic sanctions against Iran and the restrictions imposed by them on Iran's oil export have put great pressure on Tehran's economic development. Even so, Iran has still stuck to a tough stance over the nuclear issue.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, said on the NAM Summit that Iran has no interest in developing nuclear weapons, but meanwhile, he emphasized that Iran will not give up the right to develop nuclear energy for peaceful use. And the latest International Atomic Energy Agency report on Thursday shows that the number of enrichment centrifuges at Fordow, the site of an underground uranium enrichment facility in Iran, has been doubled since May.

Besides, Israel has been waiting for a chance to strike Iran. Recently, Israel has again warned of the possibility of using force against Iran. As a response, Iran conducted large-scale military exercises and missile tests, emphasizing it will blockade the Strait of Hormuz if necessary.

Meanwhile, Iran gave a high priority to the announcement of its six major defense achievements including unveiling its upgraded missile, the Fateh-110.

It's notable that some of Iran's purposes haven't been fulfilled in the summit.

Iran hopes the final declaration could include support for Bashar al-Assad's regime.

But it failed since there were too many divergences around the Syrian issue, including Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi praising the Syrian rebels and a subsequent walkout by the Syrian delegation.

But Iran's success in attracting so many nations and people to attend the summit at a critical moment gains a point for its diplomatic battle with the US and the West.

The US asked relevant countries to denounce Iran's nuclear plan during the summit. But the declaration issued on Friday holds that every country, including Iran, has the right to develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes and this right should be respected.

This to some extent shows that non-Western countries have different opinions on the Iranian nuclear issues. The group insists on independent policies despite the pressure from the US and they won't be manipulated by the hostile US policy toward Iran.

Source of documents：globaltimes.cn