Thousands of worshippers gathered at the Grand Mosalla mosque in Tehran with a mixture of determination and trepidation as UN sanctions loomed within 30 days and fears of renewed war with Israel persisted. Some called for allowing UN nuclear inspectors, arguing Iran faces unequal scrutiny and that inspections would likely reveal little nuclear material, while others, influenced by hardline politics and ties to the late president Ebrahim Raisi, rejected concessions. Many expressed resilience born of decades of sanctions and willingness to choose war over inspections. A faction warned any future conflict would strike deep into Israel, recalling halted actions from the previous confrontation.
The reality is that many countries have nuclear power and are not subject to these rules but Iran is singled out for controls because we oppose Israel. We are dealt with in a different way because of our foreign policy. But an economic avalanche is looming with these UN sanctions they are very different from what has happened before and that means even more economic adversity will only impoverish us more.
For 40 years we have become familiar with sanctions. They did not break us. They made us more resilient. Life has gone on. It does not bother us whether they are UN or US sanctions. If we have to choose between war and the entry of the UN inspectors, we will choose war. We will protect Iran and Islam. A third worshipper, Ibrahim Heshmati, smiled as he insisted:
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