Qalibaf said the recent 12-day Israeli-imposed war clearly showed that the enemy suffered a major blow from the Iranian nation.
Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf says maintaining national unity is a key mission set by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei for every Iranian, and undermining this unity must be avoided by everyone.
In an address to an open session of the Iranian Parliament on Sunday, Qalibaf said that the Leader’s recent remarks, which highlighted the importance of cohesion among individuals with different political and religious leanings as a “great national unity,” place a serious responsibility on elites and officials.
The speaker said the recent 12-day Israeli-imposed war clearly showed that the enemy suffered a major blow from the Iranian nation, and that national unity remains the greatest deterrent against any aggression.
Israel attacked Iran in an unprovoked act of aggression on June 13, assassinating military commanders and nuclear scientists in targeted strikes, and killing civilians in air raids on residential areas. On June 22, the United States also joined the war and bombed three Iranian nuclear sites. The war was halted on June 24 after the Tel Aviv regime requested a ceasefire following retaliatory missile strikes by Iran.
“The world has seen that our national cohesion is the main reason the enemy does not dare act against Iran,” Qalibaf said, adding that preserving this unity is a duty for all Iranians and requires recognizing the Leader as a unifying and reassuring authority.
He said Iran’s enemies were slapped by the hand of the Iranian nation, which maintains a deep-rooted bond with its homeland, something he said cannot be understood by “those without a homeland, rented nations, or homeless mercenaries.”
Qalibaf also condemned the Israeli regime’s “savage” attacks on Damascus, saying Iran firmly stands by the Syrian people and supports their country’s territorial integrity.
He warned that the recent attacks on Syria’s defensive infrastructure and threats of territorial occupation are a wake-up call for those who naively believed that submission to the “unleashed rabid dog” would bring peace.
“It is time for Islamic governments, backed by the Islamic Ummah, to find the courage to confront this expansionist regime and push it back,” he added.
