New Parliament brings fresh hope for Iran: Leader
Leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said every new Parliament is a valuable and useful asset, which will bring fresh hope for Iran.
The Leader made the remarks in a meeting with the chairman and members of the Assembly of Experts in Tehran on Thursday, days after Iran held parliamentary elections.
The election was twinned with a vote for the Assembly of Experts, an 88-member body in charge of overseeing the activities of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution with a position of authority to either appoint or dismiss the Leader.
A total of 61.17 million people, comprising 30.94 million men and 30.22 million women, were eligible to vote in the two elections, with the Interior Ministry saying more than 25 million cast their ballots at the polls.
Ayatollah Khamenei said a new Parliament is like fresh blood in Iran’s political and social structure.
The Leader urged the newly-elected Iranian lawmakers to be cautious not to embitter the nation and the political atmosphere of the country. Addressing members of the Assembly of Experts, the Leader said the body should never overlook the fixed principles of the Islamic Republic in its decisions. Ayatollah Khamenei stated that the recent tragic events in the Gaza Strip were a clear example of the arrogant front’s oppression and aggression against the owners of a land, the destruction of their assets, and brutal killings of women and children.
A nation is being oppressed in its own homeland, the Leader lamented, adding that women, children and family members are being killed in cold blood and the nation’s infrastructure is destroyed.
However, some countries are only watching such criminal acts unfold and instead of ending their support for the perpetrators, they would rather help them, Ayatollah Khamenei stated.