Dear compatriots, In recent days, several separatist groups—some of whose records include collaboration with both Khomeini and Saddam—have made base...
Dear compatriots,
In recent days, several separatist groups—some of whose records include collaboration with both Khomeini and Saddam—have made baseless and contemptible claims against the territorial integrity and national unity of Iran. As I have emphasized time and again, the preservation and defense of Iran’s territorial integrity is an inviolable principle. We will neither negotiate nor concede even an inch on Iran’s unity and territorial integrity to anyone.
Such claims merely provide the Islamic Republic—the greatest enemy of the Iranian nation and of the country’s territorial integrity—with an excuse to falsely present itself as the defender of this principle; whereas this regime, from the very first day it came to power, has been the primary agent of all forms of discrimination and division within Iran.
Iran’s territorial integrity is the ultimate red line of our great and united nation. Any individual or group that crosses this red line, or collaborates with those who do, will face the resolute response of the Iranian nation.
In the days and weeks ahead, along with the complete dismantling of the Islamic Republic and the driving of this regime from the country, we will be more vigilant, more resolute, and more diligent than ever in defending Iran’s national unity and territorial integrity. By remaining committed to this fundamental principle, we can expect the Iranian army to fulfill its national and patriotic duty, to stand with the people, and to defend Iran against both the Islamic Republic and separatists.
Only in a united and democratic Iran, under the rule of law, can individual freedoms and equal rights for all citizens—regardless of belief, religion, language, or ethnicity—be guaranteed.
Long live Iran,
Reza Pahlavi
