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Pezeshkian, IRGC general urge national unity as peace with US nears
“Preserving national unity and cohesion is the country’s most important priority under current circumstances,” Pezeshkian said during a meeting with a group of domestic media chiefs, adding that Iran was passing through “one of the most sensitive periods” in its history.
Pezeshkian warned that efforts to create rifts within the country and fuel political and social polarization constituted “the greatest threat facing Iran.”
“This is exactly what the enemy is waiting for,” he said, urging supporters of the Islamic Establishment to remain committed to the country’s official decisions.
In recent days, some participants in nightly gatherings held in major squares in cities across Iran since the joint US-Israeli aggression on the country have chanted slogans against Iranian negotiators, accusing them of “betrayal” for pursuing a peace arrangement with the US.
Pezeshkian said all political groups must consider themselves bound by the country’s strategic decisions as those decisions were adopted through legal mechanisms.
“Decisions regarding war and negotiations are the responsibility of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), a council in which representatives of all branches of power, including the Leader, are present,” he said.
The president added that the SNSC had concluded that the path of dialogue should be pursued.
Separately, Brigadier General Seyyed Majid Mousavi, commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace Force, echoed the call for unity in a message addressed to Iran’s “insightful” people.
Mousavi urged people to move “not one step ahead and not one step behind” the Leader.
“Avoid any words that endanger your sacred unity,” he said.