# Iran president says adversaries failed to make country Syria-like 2026-08-06T02:25:09+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a televised address that hostile powers had tried to destabilise and topple the Islamic Republic but that the country's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, had kept Iran united and strong, according to NDTV. "Enemies sought to replicate Syria's fate for Iran through wars and sanctions," Pezeshkian said, crediting the resilience and determination of the Iranian people with foiling those plans. He said "unity among Iranians remains the primary factor in standing firm against enemies," and paid tribute to the country's late Leader of the Islamic Revolution. The address came against a backdrop of reported diplomatic activity: Reuters had cited a senior Iranian source and two regional officials saying a proposed Iran-Oman arrangement could give Tehran control over vessels entering the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, though key details remained under discussion. Separately, US President Donald Trump said "a lot of progress" had been made in contacts with Iran and that developments would become clearer within 48 hours. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Pezeshkian's remarks, delivered in a televised address, name no specific foreign power behind the effort he alleges, referring only to "hostile powers" and to adversaries opposed to "any sign of independence or progress" achieved by the Iranian people. The claim that unity thwarted those attempts is his own assessment, set out in the same address in which he credited the new Supreme Leader with keeping Iran united and strong. NDTV states that the story was published from a syndicated feed and, apart from the headline, was not edited by its staff. Trump's expectation that developments in the Iran contacts would become clearer within 48 hours gives a fixed point against which the reported progress can be measured. ## Coverage - www.ndtv.com Tags: Masoud Pezeshkian, Mojtaba Khamenei Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/enemies-tried-to-turn-iran-into-syria-but-failed-president-pezeshkian/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/enemies-tried-to-turn-iran-into-syria-but-failed-president-pezeshkian/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.