Tehran, April 2 -- Iran's parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Thursday said that nearly seven million Iranians stand ready to defend the country, delivering a forceful message amid rising tensions with the United States.
In an impassioned address to the public, Ghalibaf warned that Iranians would unite against any foreign aggression, drawing on his own experience during the Iran-Iraq war and said,"But that's what we do. We give everything - everything we've got - for the land we love."He recalled losing his brother and several close friends in the eight-year conflict, underscoring what he described as the nation's long-standing willingness to sacrifice for its sovereignty.
"We are not warmongers. But when the time comes to d...