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President: No interest above preserving unity, cohesion in current situation
Speaking at a press conference held to mark National Reporter Day, Pezeshkian said, his sole motivation is to serve the Iranian people based on justice and fairness, while acknowledging the country continued to face significant challenges.
"I have no motivation other than serving the people of my country based on justice and fairness. Clearly, we have many problems, but we are trying to overcome them together," he said.
Responding to a question about his assessment of cooperation among political parties over the past year and during the wartime, Pezeshkian thanked political parties, political movements and social organizations for helping strengthen national unity and cohesion under the current difficult circumstances.
The president said it was essential to avoid actions and positions that could undermine social cohesion.
Pezeshkian said political groups bore an important responsibility in shaping public opinion and safeguarding social stability, adding that their restraint had helped prevent tensions from escalating.
"It was enough for any one of them to strike a discordant note and rally some people in the country against these measures. The same remarks being made today about hardships and rising prices could have been exaggerated and prompted people to protest. But the cooperation and solidarity shown by these political movements is commendable, and I hope this unity and cohesion will continue," he said.
During the press conference, Pezeshkian also addressed other issues, including the economic problems resulting from the US-Israeli imposed war on Iran, and reiterated that the issue of people's livelihoods remains one of the most important concerns of his administration.
He said that American and Zionist enemies had thought that speculated that they would overthrow Iran through a military offensive, but the Iranian Armed Forces, on the one hand, and the presence of the people in the streets, on the other hand, prevented them from carrying out their evil intentions.