Tehran, IRNA- The Iranian foreign Ministry in a statement on the occasion of Islamic Republic Day said the children of the great nation of Islamic Iran in the stronghold of diplomacy are obliged to protect the national interests of our country bit by bit.

Iranian foreign ministry also vowed to raise the proud flag of dear Iran on the peaks of authority and sustainable development.

The Iranian foreign ministry also recalled the historical braveness of sons of Iran in the years of jihad, martyrdom and sacred defense, and respected the great Iranian nation for its efforts against anti-human crimes regime, all-encompassing sanctions against the independence and self-reliance of the great Iranian nation.

The ministry also pays tribute to the Great founder of the Islamic Revolution Imam Khomeini.

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