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205522
Tue, 09/06/2011 - 13:40
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FM Official Asks Expatriates to Play Role in Iran's Line of Defense against Soft Threats
TEHRAN (FNA)- Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast on Tuesday called on the Iranian nationals residing outside the country to help Tehran confront enemies' soft war.
Addressing a group of Iranian expatriates in Greece, Mehman-Parast pointed to the plots hatched by the enemies to lower Iran's popularity rate in the world, and stated, "We are under an atmosphere of soft warfare and they are trying to portray an unreal picture of Iran and distort Iran's face for their political objectives."
"In a bid to confront such soft warfare we need the help of all Iranians, inside or outside country," the spokesman underscored, and noted that Iranian expatriates can always defend Iran's identity and culture.
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei had also on many occasions warned about the enemies' soft-war plots to undermine Iran's resolve towards progress.
In November 2009, he underlined the necessity for proper measures to repel enemy's soft war against Iran.
"Today, the main priority of the country is to confront (enemy's) soft warfare which is aimed at creating doubt, discord and pessimism among the masses of the people," Ayatollah Khamenei said, addressing a large and fervent congregation of Basij (volunteer) forces.
In December 2010, Iranian Intelligence Minister Heidar Moslehi cautioned that enemies were continuing their plots against the Islamic Republic through soft tactics and spending billions of dollars to overthrow the Islamic establishment in Iran.
"During the last 25 years, as many as 80 institutions, foundations, associations and companies specialized in soft war against Iran have been set up with an annual two-billion-dollar fund," Moslehi said at the time.
"There are numerous like-minded institutions and agencies inside and outside of Iran, whose missions are mainly focused on toppling the Islamic establishment in the country," he warned.
He pointed to the complexity of the soft war waged against Iran, and stated, "The enemies of the Islamic Republic have always been involved in hatching long-term plans over the past 19 years as part of their soft war against the Iranian nation and in doing so they have allocated more than $17.7 billion in order to stage a coup against the holy establishment of the Islamic Republic."
Addressing a group of Iranian expatriates in Greece, Mehman-Parast pointed to the plots hatched by the enemies to lower Iran's popularity rate in the world, and stated, "We are under an atmosphere of soft warfare and they are trying to portray an unreal picture of Iran and distort Iran's face for their political objectives."
"In a bid to confront such soft warfare we need the help of all Iranians, inside or outside country," the spokesman underscored, and noted that Iranian expatriates can always defend Iran's identity and culture.
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei had also on many occasions warned about the enemies' soft-war plots to undermine Iran's resolve towards progress.
In November 2009, he underlined the necessity for proper measures to repel enemy's soft war against Iran.
"Today, the main priority of the country is to confront (enemy's) soft warfare which is aimed at creating doubt, discord and pessimism among the masses of the people," Ayatollah Khamenei said, addressing a large and fervent congregation of Basij (volunteer) forces.
In December 2010, Iranian Intelligence Minister Heidar Moslehi cautioned that enemies were continuing their plots against the Islamic Republic through soft tactics and spending billions of dollars to overthrow the Islamic establishment in Iran.
"During the last 25 years, as many as 80 institutions, foundations, associations and companies specialized in soft war against Iran have been set up with an annual two-billion-dollar fund," Moslehi said at the time.
"There are numerous like-minded institutions and agencies inside and outside of Iran, whose missions are mainly focused on toppling the Islamic establishment in the country," he warned.
He pointed to the complexity of the soft war waged against Iran, and stated, "The enemies of the Islamic Republic have always been involved in hatching long-term plans over the past 19 years as part of their soft war against the Iranian nation and in doing so they have allocated more than $17.7 billion in order to stage a coup against the holy establishment of the Islamic Republic."
