In a speech at the funeral of 200 unidentified martyrs in Tehran on Tuesday, Raisi questioned Western and American policies.
He stressed that while Western countries and especially the United States have attempted to portray the Islamic Republic as a weak and declining state in their propaganda campaigns, they invited Iran through various channels to negotiate and had no plans to overthrow the Islamic Republic. ing.
The president said the recent riots in Iran have made enemies of the Islamic Republic, from global arrogance to monarchy supporters, MKO terrorists, and those who spread rumors and lies, all joined hands against the Islamic Republic. He said he had mobilized the army.
Raisi warned against a hostile conspiracy to create rifts among Iranians, saying, “Today our country is awash with unity, solidarity and integrity. We must know that we can never rule it out.”
He also emphasized Iran’s influence in the region, saying the country owes such honor and power to the blood of its martyrs.
Thousands of people from different social classes attended the funeral procession on Tuesday morning, demonstrating the high regard Iranians hold for their martyrs.
The bodies of the martyrs were recovered by the Iranian Army General Staff Missing Persons Search Committee. Soldiers died during various operations in the country’s southwestern and western border regions during the 1980s.
Under former dictator Saddam Hussein, Iraq invaded Iran on September 22, 1980, imposing an eight-year bitter war on its eastern neighbor.
