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Pezeshkian decries lack of Muslim unity vis-à-vis regional tragedies
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian denounced lack of unity among Muslim countries in the face of tragedies in the West Asia region, including what is happening in the Gaza Strip.
Addressing a meeting with intellectuals and political, social, and cultural activists of Hormozgan Province in Bandar Abbas on Thursday, Pezeshkian criticized the exploitation of Muslim disunity by the region’s adversaries, who seize the region’s oil, gas, and mineral resources while supplying weapons designed to fuel conflict among Muslim nations.
“The Zionist regime, with a small population, kills women and children before the eyes of hundreds of millions of Muslims, and the reaction of some governments at best is mere condemnation. Some even secretly sit beside those criminals and exchange pleasantries,” he said.
“If Muslims were united, such atrocities would not occur,” said the president, as the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip has killed more than 66,200 people, internally displacing almost all of the population, and causing a dire humanitarian situation in the past two years.
The Iranian president also referred to the country’s situation after the recent reimposition of international sanctions on the country under pressure from the United States and European powers, calling for unity and reliance on faith and the people in the face of threats and sanctions.
Pezeshkian urged officials and citizens alike to trust in domestic capabilities and the support of the populace to maintain momentum despite pressures.
“The enemies think that by assassination they can bring our nation to its knees, while thousands of more worthy people are ready to take up this flag,” he said, referring to the decades-long assassination campaign by the United States, Israel, and other terror groups supported by them against Iran.
One of the latest assassination plots occurred in June when the Israeli regime launched an unprovoked aggression against Iran, targeting top military commanders and scientists, also killing hundreds of civilians.
Pezeshkian also pointed to the illegal sanctions imposed against the country over its peaceful nuclear program, saying that they cannot block the path for the nation. “Those who fear sanctions do not believe that one can continue the path by relying on God and the people.”
The comments come as the UN Security Council restored the anti-Iran sanctions that had been lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal on Sunday. The sanctions will again freeze Iranian assets abroad, halt arms deals with the Islamic Republic and target the country’s defensive missile program.
The sanctions came back as part of a so-called snapback mechanism that three European parties to the deal used after they accused Iran of non-compliance with the agreement despite their own failure to adhere to their part of the commitments.