Tehran, July 19 -- Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Sunday said that adherence to the "religious and national decree" of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is an "essential condition for victory" amid the US strikes.

In a post on X, Ghalibaf said, "Insisting on the sacred covenant is not merely a moral or social recommendation; rather, it is an essential condition for victory in the field of struggle against the enemy."

He further called on the public to regard obedience to the Supreme Leader's directives as part of their national responsibility.

"Let us regard obedience to this religious and national decree of the Supreme Leader of the Revolution as an important part of our historical role-playing in this national re...