TEHRAN – President Ebrahim Raisi here Wednesday described Muslim unity as a basic strategy of the Islamic Republic, cautioning that any move harming unity will serve the goals of the enemies.
Addressing a cabinet session, Raisi offered congratulations on the advent of the Unity Week, describing the great prophet of Islam and his progeny as the cornerstone of unity in among Muslims and the world people.
Referring to unity in the Islamic world as the strategy of the Islamic Republic and discord as the strategy of the enemies, the president warned that any deliberate or unintentional move harming unity will serve the interests of the enemies.
President Raisi also called for collective efforts to strengthen unity among all Iranians from various ethnic and religious backgrounds.
“Of course, this does not mean to fuse all ethnicities, denominations, thoughts and dialects into a single entity, but rather to avoid division and have a united outlook on the strategic goal of the Islamic Republic, namely progress.”
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has on many occasions urged vigilance in the face of ploys by the enemies to gain a political and cultural foothold in Iran, calling for unity among Muslims.