Iran gov’t, people stand against colonial excessive demands: FM Spox

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has underscored that the Iranian government and people keep standing against any kind of excessive demands by the colonial powers. On the occasion of the anniversary of the day of combat against British colonialism, Kanaani commemorated the important historical event. The FM spokesman wrote on his Instagram account on Saturday that Shahrivar 12 (September 3) is the day of fighting colonialism. The day is the reminder of Martyr Rais Ali Delvari, the combatant and brave figure as well as the symbol of fighting colonial and expansionist invaders, Kanaani added. The government and nation of Iran will not give up their legitimate rights in the face of excessive demands and bullying from the inheritors of colonialism and defend the independence and dignity of the country, according to the official. The Islamic Republic of Iran designated September 3 as the day of combat against British colonialism in Iran, which is the day of martyrdom of Rais Ali Delvari, who was an Iranian independence fighter and anti-British colonialism activist. Rais Ali Delvari was born in 1882 in Delvar, a small village in the southwestern Bushehr Province; he was martyred in 1915 at the age of 33. Follow us on @IrnaEnglish