Iranian President Hassan Rouhani underlined the country’s important role in the region, and stressed that Iran’s will and resolve is the driving force needed for the establishment of peace and stability in the region, FNA reported

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani underlined the country’s important role in the region, and stressed that Iran's will and resolve is the driving force needed for the establishment of peace and stability in the region, FNA reported.

“If the enemy once thought in the early days of the (Islamic) Revolution that Iran was a weak country and could be destroyed by military attack, today it is obvious to everyone that Iran is the most powerful and mighty country in the region,” Rouhani said in a meeting with families of martyrs of the Iraqi-imposed war on Iran (1980-1988) in Tehran on Monday.

“Not only Iran is a powerful country, but also the aliens know that peace and stability cannot be established in the region without Iran’s help,” he added.

Rouhani underlined the necessity for increasing unity among different groups in the country, and said even “the world