Iranian officials congratulate arrival of Ramadan to Muslim countries
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a message on the occasion of the begining of the holy month of Ramadan called on Muslim leaders and nations to promote peace and stand up to oppressors, especially the Israeli regime.
President Raisi stressed the duty of Islamic leaders and governments to promote peace and brotherhood among Muslims, as well as to expand spirituality and unity among the Islamic Ummah, IRNA reported.
The usurping Israeli regime has occupied the Palestinian territory for more than seven decades and committed heinous crimes, he said.
Over the past months, he added, the regime has killed more than 30,000 innocent civilians, particularly children, in the Gaza Strip.He added that the holy month of Ramadan provides a great opportunity for all Muslims to resort to divine teachings, particularly those of the Holy Qur'an, to prepare the ground for elevation of their countries in all fields.
Raeisi expressed confidence that the continuation of the Muslim Palestinian people's battle against Israel and constant and firm support by the Muslim world would lead to the liberation of Palestine, al-Quds and al-Aqsa Mosque.
He hoped Muslim nations would forge their bonds and improve relations to globally promote Islam.
Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian also congratulated the Muslim world on the occasion of Ramadan, calling on Muslim countries to unite against the Israeli regime's ongoing genocidal war against the Gaza Strip.
"I cordially congratulate the honorable Iranian nation, the entire Muslims of the world, and my counterparts in Muslim countries on the occasion of the emergence of the blessed month of Ramadan," Amir-Abdollahian wrote in a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Monday.
"Gaza's developments showed that, as the common ideal of [all] Muslims, the issue of Palestine rests at the top of the Muslim world's [list of] priorities," he added.
The holy month, he added, can serve as a "premium opportunity" for Muslim countries "to effectively take the initiative, under the aegis of all-out unity and convergence, towards stopping the apartheid Zionist regime's genocide and war crimes in Gaza."
Amir-Abdollahian, meanwhile, expressed confidence that "the resistance and the Palestinian people are the main victors of this arena."