Iran’s parliament speaker pledges loyalty to Mojtaba Khamenei

Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf said he considers it his religious and national duty to follow Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new supreme leader.

He said there is no difference between loyalty to Mojtaba Khamenei and the loyalty previously given to his father and the founder of the Islamic Republic, Ruhollah Khomeini.

Ghalibaf called on officials and the public to unite around him to defend the legacy of the revolution and strengthen Iran.