TEHRAN – Majlis speaker Ali Larijani on Saturday called on the Iranian nation to back the government in order to push the country forward.

“If we support the government and focus on one thing at a time, we can succeed, but we cannot succeed through empty rhetoric,” Larijani told a national gathering in Khomeyni Shahr held to commemorate the death of 2,300 martyrs.

Larijani noted that the parliament is seeking to provide the necessary conditions for investment to stimulate the economy. 

“We must take the maximum advantage of our strong economic capacity, in order to overcome external pressures,” he asserted.

The Majlis speaker also pointed to the sanctions against the Islamic Republic as one of the enemy’s tools to create economic crisis in the country.

“They [the enemies] want to increase unemployment in Iran, because they know if Iran’s entire population of 80 million get more engaged, this would be harmful to them,” said Larijani. “The enemy does not want our youths’ energy to be converted to production sector.”

He went on to say that the enemy intents to isolate Iran economically.

“As the Leader said, resistance economy is the only way to save Iran’s economy,” the Majlis speaker said.

MH/PA