Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei meets parliament speaker Ghalibaf on war situation
In short
Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei met parliament speaker Ghalibaf on 21 October, Chinese outlets reported. China News Service, citing Iranian media, said they discussed US and Israeli military, economic and cognitive warfare against Iran and ways to strengthen national power.
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Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei met parliament speaker Ghalibaf on 21 October local time, according to reports from CLS, Jiemian, Yicai and China News Service. China News Service, citing Iranian media, said the two discussed the latest situation in Iran. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 ]
China News Service said they discussed the latest moves in the military, economic and cognitive warfare that the United States and Israel have launched against Iran. Jiemian, citing CCTV News, said they reviewed the latest US-Israeli developments in those three areas and stressed strengthening national power and solving people's economic and livelihood problems. CLS, citing the supreme leader's website, said they assessed the latest situation arising from the US-Israeli war against Iran and discussed how to increase national resilience. [ 2 , 4 , 5 ]
According to China News Service, Khamenei called for strengthening national power in all fields and stressed the effective role of members of parliament in maintaining and consolidating social cohesion and national unity. He also acknowledged the continued participation of Iranians in rallies supporting the armed forces, saying the rallies have a "deterrent effect". [ 5 ]
Ghalibaf, for his part, briefed the supreme leader on the current and future plans parliament has drawn up to deal with national problems and challenges, China News Service reported. [ 5 ]
CLS first reported the meeting at 23:35 on 21 October, followed by Jiemian at 23:52 and Yicai at 23:56. CLS and China News Service published further accounts on the morning of 22 October. The documents do not give a location or time for the meeting or report any decisions. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ]
Why it matters
The documents give only a brief account of the meeting and no decisions. They show Chinese outlets relaying Iranian media and CCTV reports on how Iran's leadership describes the situation after the US-Israeli war against Iran.
Key facts
- Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei met Iranian parliament speaker Ghalibaf on 21 October local time. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ]
- China News Service, citing Iranian media, said they discussed the latest US and Israeli military, economic and cognitive warfare against Iran. [ 5 ]
- CLS, citing the supreme leader's website, said they assessed the latest situation arising from the US-Israeli war against Iran and discussed how to increase national resilience. [ 4 ]
- Jiemian, citing CCTV News, said they stressed strengthening national power and solving people's economic and livelihood problems. [ 2 ]
- Khamenei praised Iranians' continued attendance at rallies supporting the armed forces, calling it a "deterrent effect", according to China News Service. [ 5 ]
- Ghalibaf briefed the supreme leader on parliament's current and future plans for national problems and challenges, according to China News Service. [ 5 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- The meeting between Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and parliament speaker Ghalibaf took place on 21 October local time. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ]
- The two discussed the situation arising from the US and Israeli war against Iran, including US-Israeli military, economic and cognitive warfare. [ 2 , 4 , 5 ]
Still unclear
- Where and at what time the meeting was held. None of the documents gives a location or a time for the meeting.
- Any decisions or measures agreed at the meeting. The documents describe topics discussed and views stated, and do not report outcomes.
- The wording of the supreme leader's remarks beyond the quoted "deterrent effect". Details come from a single article (China News Service) relaying Iranian media; other outlets give only short summaries.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- CLS reported on 21 October that the meeting had taken place. [ 1 ]
- Jiemian published the CCTV News account of the talks. [ 2 ]
- Yicai published a short item on the meeting. [ 3 ]
- On 22 October CLS, citing the supreme leader's website, reported the talks on the war situation and national resilience. [ 4 ]
- China News Service published its account based on Iranian media reports. [ 5 ]