Iran-Leadership/Unity
Iran-Leadership/Unity
Dateline : April 23/24, 2026/Recent/File
Location : Iran;United States
Duration : 1'03
Beijing, China - April 24, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainalnd)
1. Screenshot of statement posted on social media X by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian
2. Screenshot of statement posted on social media X by Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei
3. Screenshot of statement posted on social media X by Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi
FILE: Tehran, Iran - Jan 21, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda)
4. National flag of Iran
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5. National flags of Iran
Tehran, Iran - April 8, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda)
6. Various of traffic, pedestrians, national flags of Iran
Tehran, Iran - April 12, 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda)
7. Various of traffic, pedestrians, national flags of Iran, Azadi Tower in background
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8. Various of national flags of Iran
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9. Various of White House, U.S. national flag
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10. U.S. national flag
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11. Various of U.S. national flags
Iran's leadership on Thursday emphasized national unity and vowed retaliation against any "aggressor" amid heightened regional tensions and competing reports of internal political strain.
In a joint statement posted on social media X, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, and Judiciary Chief Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei said Iran does not distinguish between "hardliners" and "moderates", adding that "all are Iranians and revolutionaries".
"With ironclad unity of nation and state and obedience to the Supreme Leader, we will make the aggressor regret its actions," the statement said.
Several other senior leaders of the country also published statements highlighting unity.
Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in a statement posted on X on Thursday that the current amazing unity among Iranians has led to divisions among the enemies, warning that efforts must be made to prevent hostile media from carrying out malicious plots aimed at undermining Iran's national unity and national security.
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi also said in a statement on X that "the failure of Israel's terrorist killings is reflected in how Iran's state institutions continue to act with unity, purpose, and discipline".
He said that "the battlefield and diplomacy are fully coordinated fronts in the same war".
Earlier on Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social that Iran is "having a very hard time figuring out who their leader is".
"They just don't know!" Trump said in the post.
He said that the "hardliners" are losing disastrously on the battlefield, while the "moderates" are not actually moderate at all but are winning respect. There's a "CRAZY!" fighting between them.
ID : 8476201
Published : 2026-04-24 10:38
Last Modified : 2026-04-24 17:31:27
Source : CCTV Video News Agency,China Central Television (CCTV),China Global Television Network (CGTN)
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