SAEDNEWS: In a detailed reflection on recent hostilities, former parliamentary security chief Ali Larijani chose precision over bombast, casting Iran itself—not any individual—as the true protagonist of the conflict.
According to Saed News, Ali Larijani, former chairman of Iran’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, delivered a sober and meticulously fact‑based narrative of the 12‑day confrontation with Israel in a televised interview on Sunday. Unlike accounts laden with hyperbole or personal aggrandisement, Larijani’s retelling foregrounded the collective resilience of Iran, carefully noting both setbacks and advances without elevating his own role.
Larijani opened by acknowledging the complexity of the hostilities: “This is not an event that admits of simple analysis,” he observed, before guiding viewers through a chronological outline peppered with figures drawn from Western media reports. He conceded that, by the third day, Israel’s military advantage stood at roughly 60–40, yet argued that by day four the balance had decisively shifted. In doing so, he painted a portrait of strategic ebb and flow rather than a unilateral Iranian triumph.
The former lawmaker also took aim at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s comparison of himself to the ancient Persian liberator Cyrus the Great, dismissing such analogies as “misplaced arrogance.” Crucially, Larijani’s hero was never a single individual but the nation’s institutions and its people, who—he noted—stood “steadfast amid duress” and undercut enemy designs.
Political analysts have praised Larijani’s approach as emblematic of crisis leadership: neither romanticising war nor retreating into wishful thinking, but anchoring public understanding in verifiable facts. Observers contend that such narratives can help inoculate the population against disinformation and foster unity—essential currency in an age of hybrid warfare and relentless media campaigns.
