Enemy Fears Martyrdom-seeking Spirit Of Iranians: Culture Min.

Firouzkuh, Aug 21, IRNA – Enemies of the country are afraid of the martyrdom-seeking spirit of Iranians, Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini said here on Monday. Speaking in a ceremony on martyrdom commemoration ceremony of martyrs of Iraq’s imposed war against Iran, Hosseini noted that Iran is engaged in a full-scale war today and everybody should be ready to confront the enemy's plots. “The enemy is not able to confront the Iranian nation through the means of military attacks and it is therefore confronting the Islamic Republic of Iran launching a soft war and this kind of war is both in economic and cultural fields.” “The popularity of Iranian nation and government among other nations is because of their support for the oppressed people of the world and their resistance against the arrogant powers.” The culture minister added that the Syrian people and government are also under pressure from the west and the arrogant powers because of their support for the Lebanese resistance against the the occupying force of Zionist regime. “US and its allies are pursuing plots aimed at the downfall of the Syrian government in order to accomplish their goals and bring to power their elements.” It should be noted that the imposed war began in 1980, a year after the victory of Iran's Islamic Revolution, when Iraq, supported by world powers, invaded Iran by launching aerial and ground incursions into Iranian territories. The western support for Baghdad took the forms of economic and technological aid, military intelligence, the sale of dual-use and military equipment, and as for the US, direct conflict with Iranian forces. The war drew to a close in August 1988, when Iran, in compliance with international laws, accepted the Resolution 598 of UN Security Council as the conflict had already claimed many innocent lives. In case of Syria unrest, it is important to know that Syria has been experiencing unrest since March 2011 with organized attacks by well-armed gangs against Syrian police forces and border guards being reported across the country. Hundreds of people, including members of the security forces, have been killed, when some protest rallies turned into armed clashes. The government blames outlaws, saboteurs, and armed terrorist groups for the deaths, stressing that the unrest is being orchestrated from abroad. In October 2011, calm was eventually restored in the Arab state after President Assad started a reform initiative in the country, but Israel, the US and its Arab allies are seeking hard to bring the country into chaos through any possible means. Tel Aviv, Washington and some Arab capitals have been staging various plots in the hope of increasing unrest in Syria./end