Speaking on national television at noon on Thursday, the president extended his congratulations on the arrival of Nowruz to all Iranian people, both inside and outside of the country, as well as all other nations that celebrate the ancient event.
Speaking on national television at noon on Thursday, the president extended his congratulations on the arrival of Nowruz to all Iranian people, both inside and outside of the country, as well as all other nations that celebrate the ancient event, wishing them all happiness, friendship, and peace.
He said that Nowruz and Laylat al-Qadrs [Nights of Power], which fall on the same days this year, are two manifestations of the same truth that calls for change in destiny. Nowruz opens a new season, while during Laylat al-Qadr, Muslims pray to ask God for a better destiny.
“We stay awake in these nights to purify our souls and spirits, to change into a new human being and reach our destiny in a new day as fate allows. However, our worth and the worth of our homeland are not [limited to] the ones currently we have. Our worth and destiny are greater than the current situation of us,” President Pezeshkian said.
He commemorated the first Shia imam, Imam Ali (PBUH), whose martyrdom anniversary falls on March 22 this year, praising him for his efforts to uphold justice during his entire lifetime.
Pezeshkian also commemorated his predecessor, the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed along with members of his entourage in the early months of the last Iranian year.
He also honored key regional resistance leaders as well as all the Lebanese and Palestinian people who lost their lives in attacks by the Israeli regime.
The last Iranian year ended as people endured all those hardships, President Pezeshkian said, adding that as the time turns, “we will determine our worth to be greater, higher, and more dignified than we have had before.”
He said that his administration was determined and “will spare no effort” to remove “ugliness and injustices” from Iran through “solidarity and unity” and with the help of “the will and resolve” of the Iranian people.
Pezeshkian pledged that he will definitely find a way to tackle inflation, saying that livelihood, housing, health, and education remain the top priorities of his administration for the new Iranian year.
“We are determined to make change,” he said, but he also emphasized that any change required distancing oneself from previous methods.
“If we want this situation to stop, we must make reforms on all imbalances with the help of experts, specialists, academics, elites, economists, cultural and media figures, and with the participation of each and every one of our dear people,” he said.
Message to Nowruz-celebrating nations
The president separately extended his heartfelt congratulations on the arrival of the Persian New Year to officials and people of the countries that celebrate the ancient festival.
In a message on Thursday, President Pezeshkian highlighted the significance of Nowruz as a time of renewal in nature and a symbol of hope for a bright future.
“Spring represents a balance in nature and is a source of kindness, empathy, and rejuvenation. I hope that in this New Year, we will witness a profound transformation in the friendly relations between our countries and improvements in the lives of our nations,” Pezeshkian said.
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