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Government Week
President urges national unity to push back enemies
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday urged unity at home and solidarity with Muslim neighbors, warning that divisions would play into the hands of adversaries, including Israel and the United States.
Speaking at the mausoleum of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran at the start of Government Week (August 24-30), Pezeshkian invoked the teachings of Imam Ali, saying disputes were born out of “self-interest” and could be overcome by fairness and restraint.
“If we are united, they will not dare to confront Muslims or harbor ill intentions,” he said, president.ir wrote.
The president, who took office in July, called for equal treatment of Iran’s diverse ethnic groups, from Kurds and Azeris to Baluch and Arabs.
He reminded officials that “people are either our equals in faith or our equals in creation,” and urged compassion, forgiveness and service to citizens. Mistreating the public, he cautioned, amounted to “standing against God.”
Pezeshkian praised the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, for his guidance and support, saying it strengthened the administration’s resolve to carry forward the goals of the Islamic Revolution and the path set by Imam Khomeini.
He pledged to “work tirelessly” to ease economic hardship and deepen social cohesion, stressing that rhetoric undermining unity at home or ties with neighbors was a betrayal.
The president warned that Washington and Israel sought to drive wedges between Iranians and to turn Muslim nations against one another. “These borders were imposed by imperialists,” he said, adding that neighbors should be treated as “brothers” despite political frontiers.
He called on state officials and political figures to set aside rivalries and personal ambition in favor of collective responsibility. “We must not seek power for its own sake,” Pezeshkian said. “Our mission is to serve the people and resolve their problems, not to widen divisions.”
He urged cooperation across the political spectrum and promised to draw on the expertise of all capable figures, saying progress was possible only “hand in hand, with prudence, knowledge and solidarity.”