Tehran, Nov. 12 -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, addressing the Parliament on Nov 11, said the country's unity and stability depend heavily on the security of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, claiming that any attack on him during the June war with Israel could have potentially plunged Tehran into an internal socio-political crisis, far more dangerous than any external threat.
Making his remarks during a session review of the government's performance in its first year under the Seventh Development Plan, Pezeshkian described Khamenei as the cornerstone of Iran's political and ideological cohesion, telling lawmakers that the supreme leader was the very "pillar of the country's tent", reports Iranian media.
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