India, May 28 -- Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has accused the United States and Israel of attempting to destabilise the Islamic Republic, urging Iranians to remain united as tensions in the Middle East sharply escalated.

In a written message read out on Iranian state television, Khamenei said the "enemy's blind plan" was aimed at creating divisions within Iran through military pressure, sanctions and propaganda.

Calling for national unity, Khamenei urged all those "devoted" to Iran to safeguard the country's cohesion amid the ongoing conflict.

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