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September 22, 2019 Iran will present a peace plan for the region to the UN this week called the 'Coalition for Hope'. Iranian President Hassan Rohani announced this as "an initiative that will involve the countries of the area in order to form a coalition that guarantees security".

"The countries of the region are able to provide for themselves the security of the Persian Gulf, the sea of ​​Oman and the Strait of Hormuz," the Iranian president said, adding that "the enemies continue to lie and declare that they are the ones who guarantee the safety". "But if they are telling the truth," said Rohani, "why did they have to send so many dangerous weapons into the area?"

"The presence of foreign forces in the region under the pretext that they are dealing with security has only brought insecurity and misfortune," said the Iranian president speaking at a ceremony to commemorate the start of the Iran-Iraq war, September 22, 1980. Rohani has then invited "foreign forces to move away from the region".

"Enemies have started different types of war, including psychological and economic, and have recently begun to threaten a military conflict to create problems for the Iranian people," the Iranian president continued. "But we will not give up, we will defend ourselves and stop any kind of aggression on our territory," said Rohani. "In any corner of the region where they are present, the United States and other enemies have undermined security. For example, in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and the Persian Gulf. When Iran took sides with the people of Iraq, Syria , Palestine or Lebanon, has brought security and eradicated terrorism, "said the Iranian leader.