Head of Strategic Planning, Sama Al-Rais: His Majesty the King's speech is a sincere expression of the nation's conscience and the will of its loyal people.

Sama Yousef, President of the Bahrain Strategic Planning Society, affirmed her complete and unwavering support for the speech delivered by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, may God protect him. She noted that the King's address was not merely a routine statement, but a pivotal moment that clearly drew the line between genuine loyalty and false allegiance. She emphasized that His Majesty spoke from the heart of a sincere national conscience, expressing his love for this precious homeland and leaving no one with an excuse to shirk their responsibility or evade the obligations of belonging.

At the same time, she praised what she described as the exceptional clarity of the King's address, stressing that His Majesty left no room for misinterpretation or maneuvering when he affirmed that the nation is above all else, and that the Kingdom of Bahrain is a trust placed upon the shoulders of all its citizens. She added, "A leader who calls things by their names and clarifies matters in the darkest of times builds a fortress of words that cannot be swept away by the winds nor undermined by conspiracies."

She explained that His Majesty's revelation of the extent of collusion shown by a small group with the heinous Iranian aggression necessitates that all state and societal institutions stand united behind the leadership. She noted that "those who sold their conscience to foreign powers and chose loyalty to the enemy over belonging to the homeland have forfeited any claim they may have. The deterrent measures His Majesty referred to are not vindictive but a strategic necessity to preserve the cohesion of society and protect its future."

The President of the Bahrain Strategic Planning Society clarified that Bahrain's true strength lies in the unity of its people with its wise leadership, and that this unity, as highlighted in His Majesty's speech, is the impregnable shield against all those who seek to fragment the national fabric. She concluded by saying, "With this noble royal address, Bahrain is establishing an unequivocal and unwavering principle: the homeland is a trust that cannot be betrayed, and loyalty to it is a duty that cannot be compromised."

In this context, the head of the association recalled the poet’s words, “For homelands, in the blood of every free man, there is a debt owed and a debt due,” stressing that this debt, which the immortal verses refer to, is not repaid with beautiful words or by outbidding others, but rather with sincerity in loyalty and steadfastness in confronting anyone who dares to harm this precious homeland, and that when His Majesty the Great King reminds his sons that Bahrain is a trust in their hands, he is only rousing in them this debt that free men have always paid with their blood and souls.