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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called for the unity of political forces

Iranian President Hassan Rouhanani called for the unity of political forces of the country, speaking on the occasion of the 39th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Just a few weeks ago, anti -government protests swept throughout Iran. Hundreds of thousands of people took part in the demonstrations organized by the government in Tehran and other cities on February 11, chanting the slogans against the United States and Israel and burning the flags of these countries.

In the capital, the demonstrators gathered in the central square of Azadi (Freedom), where President Hassan Rouhani spoke. Turning to a huge crowd, Rowhani urged that the 40th year of the revolution, the coming year, would become a year of unity.

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“I ask conservatives, reformists, moderate people, all parties and all citizens to be together,” he said. “When the revolution occurred, we pushed someone away from the revolutionary train, which we should not have done,” Rowhani said, adding: “Today we should let them go on the train again.” In his speech, Rowhani said that after the revolution, "the country has advanced in many areas," but also pointed out "shortcomings". "Perhaps in the process of making decisions we had delays, maybe we did not talk frankly with our people," he said.

The rallies took place on the occasion of the revolution on February 11, 1979, when the followers of the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini overthrew the monarch, supported by the United States, Shah Reha Pahlavi.

At the end of December and early January, 70 cities of Iran swept a wave of demonstrations under anticleric slogans, which became the most massive protest since millions of people took to the streets after the controversial presidential elections in 2009. At least 25 people were killed and more than 3,000 people were detained during the last wave of protests, during which some demonstrators called on the Supreme Leader of Ayatollah Ali Hamenie to resign.