Iran's Leader meets security council chief, urges pursuit of national rights

Iran's Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei met with Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Mehr News Agency reported. During the meeting, the Leader described the council and its secretariat as a "crossroads" of policymaking for the country's affairs, stressing the mutual influence of four domains — culture, politics, economy and security — and the need for decisions in each domain to be accompanied by appropriate complementary measures.

According to the report, Ayatollah Khamenei said sound and well-grounded decisions require a roadmap based on a comprehensive picture of each action, from its starting point to its conclusion. He described the enemy's desperation as one of the fruits of Iran's national resistance and stressed the need for active and timely public information efforts to sustain public participation in defending the country and the political system. The Leader also emphasized pursuing the rights and interests of the Iranian nation and the Resistance Front by securing the conditions set out by Iranian officials for ending the war and the state of "neither war nor peace."

Other issues discussed included strengthening national cohesion and unity, fostering mutual trust between the people and officials, and making use of the capacities of the Constitution, particularly Article 176, to assist the president and executive bodies in facilitating and accelerating the resolution of the country's problems. Safeguarding national and regional security through the management of the Strait of Hormuz and consolidating bilateral relations with neighboring countries on the basis of sustainable and mutual interests were also among the topics addressed.

During the meeting, Rezaei presented a report on the country's situation in various fields and the efforts underway to address existing issues. The Mehr News Agency report noted that the meeting covered the Leader's emphasis on pursuing Iran's rights to end the war and the current "neither peace nor war" situation.