Iran MP says public infighting could undermine national unity

A senior member of the Iranian Parliament’s presiding board on Tuesday, June 2, warned against airing internal disputes among officials in public, saying such divisions could undermine national unity.

Ahmad Naderi said political actors and public figures should ensure their positions remain aligned with the country’s top leadership.

“All political groups, elites and those with public platforms must align their positions and conduct with the Supreme Leader’s guidance,” Naderi said.

He added that maintaining cohesion was particularly important during what he described as a period of reduced military activity.

The lawmaker said that during the “silence of the military scene,” preserving unity and avoiding division were conditions for maintaining power.

Naderi also stressed that strategic competition extends beyond the battlefield, highlighting the role of diplomacy.

“The battlefield is not only the military arena; diplomacy is another domain of the same battlefield,” he added.

By Tamilla Hasanova