Iran cleric asks for ‘unity’ in Revolution march

An Iranian cleric on Friday called for the manifestation of “unity” in an annual rally on February 11, which will mark the 31st anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution.

Tehran’s Interim Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Mohammad Emami-Kashani said those taking part in the upcoming event should distance themselves from those chanting anti-government slogans.

“Some individuals may try to infiltrate into the lines of people by chanting deviant slogans,” Ayatollah Kashani said, but people have to remain vigilant.

He called on Iranians from every walk of life to take part in the rallies to prove wrong “those trying to derail the [Islamic] Revolution’s path.”

February 11 was a blessing for the Iranian nation and it should be preserved, the cleric was quoted by the Iranian Labour News Agency as saying.