With women of such bravery Iran will always be victorious
With women of such bravery, Iran will always be victorious
TEHRAN - Amidst the ongoing U.S. and Israeli strikes, a powerful wave of national unity is sweeping across Iran; people gather in public spaces to express resilience and defiance.
A particularly striking aspect of these gatherings is the significant presence and vital role of Iranian women. Their active participation transcends simple support, demonstrating a profound truth that a nation’s strength isn’t solely derived from military might, but from the firm resilience and spirit of its people, especially its women who are anchors of families, fostering hope, morale and belief in Iran’s scared defense.
In these nights, Enqelab Square in downtown Tehran has become a central gathering point. Here, the Tehran Times spoke with a number of attendees, an excerpt of which is given below:
A woman, approximately 55-60 years of age, shared an emotional perspective. “If the people hadn’t been on the streets, the enemy would have fragmented the country, handing portions over to terrorist groups in the northwest and southeast.”
She believes the widespread presence of citizens has successfully countered these enemy plans, and will continue to do so.
A man who introduced himself as a war veteran, sitting on a wheelchair, calmly said: “The presence of people acts as a counter to enemy schemes.”
“I’ve witnessed both the eight-year war and the twelve-day conflict,” a woman said, her voice trembling slightly but still firm. “I’ve seen that injustice is not permanent, and Iran will endure.”
A woman, seated beside her young daughter, expressed a suffering of uncertainty, stating, “These days, every night when I put my children to bed, I don’t know if they will wake up.”
Such a firm manifestation of bravery, love for homeland and love for their courageous loyal soldiers, which is vividly seen among these people, sends a clear message to the aggressors, a massage that Iran would not surrender.
A young woman with a shaved head and no hijab firmly declared, “The enemy must take a historical and instructive lesson from the Iranian people and their armed forces, a lesson that it would never forget.”
Another woman accompanied by her toddler stated, “These days, I understand the hardships of the mothers in Gaza more than ever.”
A student wearing dress, representing Iran’s national flag, proclaimed her intent to shout at America and Israel. She yelled: “your hands are stained with the blood of the innocent.”
A woman around 70 years old said: “Today, I come to say that we will not give up. No matter how many missiles come, no matter how many martyrs we sacrifice, we will remain standing. This is a war between right and wrong, between us and the oppressor.”
A middle-aged woman, accompanied by her neighbors and friends, said: “Islam has taught us not to be silent. We are not silent today, and we ask our armed forces to avenge the blood of our martyrs from these criminals.”
A woman named Mehri, accompanied by her young granddaughter, was displaying a photograph of a young girl from a recently bombed school in Minab, who was killed by American forces. She shouted: “This photo is a document of America’s crime and I ask God to avenge the blood of these innocent ones from the enemies of humanity.”
Several women, who talked to the Tehran Times, stressed the importance of bolstering the confidence of their young adults, adding that such night gatherings help strengthening their unity on the one hand, and demoralize the enemies, on the other.
A middle-aged man, standing beside his wife and daughters, believed that such huge gatherings make it exceedingly difficult for the enemy to sustain aerial bombardments.
A 20-year-old university student told the Tehran Times: “We will never allow our country to be occupied or governed by foreigners, or even a single inch of it to fall into the hands of the enemy. No matter how many problems we have in society, this war does not justify leaving the scene vacant for the enemy…. Now it’s about the homeland, defending a country whose ancestors shed their blood to safeguard it.”
Speaking to the Tehran Times, a woman who was carrying a big photograph of the new Iranian leader, said: “These nightly gatherings show that we are still alive and still standing. America and the Zionist regime of Israel think that by killing us and our youth, they will push Iran back, but they don’t know that every drop of blood that falls awakens a thousand people. Look at this crowd… we are all awake, we are all here.”
These bravery gatherings may be remembered in the future as a powerful reminder of Iran’s historical resilience in the face of conflict as many attendees, in a relative way, recounted memories of the eight-year Iran-Iraq War and the twelve-day Iran-Israel conflict, emphasizing the lessons learned and the enduring strength of the Iranian people.
Regardless of who initiated these nighttime assemblies or the extent of their organic emergence among the Iranian populace, these persistent demonstrations profoundly underscore the deep-rooted unity and unbending spirit of the Iranian people in the face of adversity.
For Iranian women, supporting their soldiers during conflict with adversaries like the U.S. and Israel is an essential expression of patriotism, a deep-seated cultural value, and an act of unwavering solidarity.
This isn’t a newfound phenomenon; it’s a continuation of a long history of Iranian women actively participating in shaping the nation’s destiny and bolstering its strength.
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source: tehrantimes.com