Tehran: Iran’s Parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has stated that the late founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini, was the first Muslim thinker to raise awareness about the dangers posed by the Zionist regime. Qalibaf made these remarks during a ceremony at the holy shrine of Imam Khomeini, marking the 46th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution.

According to Islamic Republic News Agency, Qalibaf emphasized that a major reason for Imam Khomeini’s uprising against the Pahlavi regime was the Shah’s ties with the Zionists. He expressed confidence in Khomeini’s promise that the liberation of al-Quds by Muslims and the oppressed would eventually happen.

Qalibaf highlighted that Zionism, which he described as the root of the corrupt system of global arrogance, has been further disgraced in the international community and will continue to fail in its objectives in Gaza and Lebanon.

He was among members of Iran’s Parliament who visited Imam Khomeini’s shrine to reaffirm their commitment to his ideals and to celebrate the Ten-Day Dawn period, which runs from February 1 to 11.