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In the July 30, 2024, inauguration of Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian at the Iranian Majles, Iranian Majles Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf stated that Iran's main concern is spreading security and stability in the region. His speech was cut off, when Majles members chanted: "Death to Israel!" Later in his speech, he was cut off by members chanting: "Death to America!" President Pezeshkian discussed Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's speech to the joint session of Congress, and he was cut off by the Majles members who chanted again: "Death to Israel!" Foreign dignitaries attending the inauguration applauded, while the members were chanting "Death to Israel!" Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Tehran just hours later, can be seen applauding to the Majles members chants of "Death to Israel!" Other foreign dignitaries who attended the inauguration were Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Ziyad Nakhalah, Hizbullah deputy secretary-general Naim Qassem, and Houthi-Yemeni spokesman Mohammed Abdul-Salam. The inauguration was aired on Channel 1 (Iran).
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf: "Spreading security and stability in the region was, and still is, our main concern. Just like we have used active diplomacy and strengthened the axis of resistance to achieve these goals in the past years, we will continue on this holy path. Today, the issue of Gaza is not only the main concern of the world, but also the main concern of humanity as a whole. What is happening Gaza is an encounter of the axis of honor with the axis of crime. Everyone needs to specify in which..."
Majles members: "Death to Israel! Death to Israel!"
Ghalibaf: "Everyone needs to specify on which side of history they stand.
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"Today, the American support and the Western powers' unjust interference are the main obstacles to a resolution of the Palestinian issue, and they should be met with a reaction by all the Muslim and freedom-loving counties."
Majles members: "Death to America! Death to America!"
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Masoud Pezeshkian: "The people who provide weapons to the killers of children of Gaza cannot lecture others about humanity and tolerance. No one in the world accepts... No one in the world accepts... No one in the world accepts it when the head of the regime that fights and bombs the women and children in Gaza is supported and cheered [in the U.S. Congress]. For those who claim to be civilized..."
Majles members: "Death to Israel! Death to Israel!"
Pezeshkian: "It seems that for some people who claim to be civilized people's basic rights are measured by their skin color, language, or religion."
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