Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says Muslims need to foster unity to protect their dignity and drive out those who cast covetous eyes on their lands.
The Iranian president made the statement in an address to the 38th International Islamic Unity Conference, which opened in Tehran on Thursday with more than 144 Shia and Sunni scholars from 36 countries in attendance.
He said the enemy sows discord among Muslim nations, which can be defeated only through unity.
“Unity and coherence will boost Muslims’ power,” Pezeshkian said.
He also slammed inaction of Muslim nations vis-à-vis Israeli criminal acts against the people of Palestine and the regime’s destruction of hospitals and mosques.
“Israel commits crimes because we (Muslims) do not have a common stance and voice. We do not have Islamic unity,” Pezeshkian noted.
The Iranian president emphasized that Muslim nations should have a strong belief in unity and prove it in practice.
He warned that any division among Muslims is like walking along "the edge of fire" and noted that no power will be able to counter Muslim nations if they foster unity.