Propaganda A Major Tool Used by Enemy in Recent Riots: Leader
On the anniversary of the 1978 historic uprising of the people of Qom against the oppressive Pahlavi regime, a number of people from the Qom Province met with Ayatollah Khamenei in the Imam Khomeini Hussainiyah on Monay.
During this meeting the Leader referred to "propaganda" as one of the main strategies enemies have used against Iran in the recent unrest and also emphasized on the importance of "jihad of clarification" as the way to overcome it.
Imam Khamenei described the uprising of the people of Qom on January 9, 1978, as one of history’s transformative events, emphasizing the need to keep its memory alive.
In this regard, the Leader added that the great movement that was initiated by the religious and revolutionary people of Qom, spreading throughout the entire country, was aimed at overthrowing the dictatorial [Pahlavi] regime, saving Iran from being devoured by the West and restoring the historical and Islamic identity of the country. This was because the Iran that existed during the Pahlavi era was getting crushed by the wrong culture and political-military dominance of the Americans.
Referring to the recent riots that had taken place inside Iran, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution outlined the obvious interferences of the country’s foreign enemies, which included some European countries and the US.
He stated, “The most important tool that the enemy used in these riots was propaganda and the enticement of people through cyberspace and the Western, Arabic and Hebrew media.”
Imam Khamenei added that, “some made it seem as though those present in the riots were against the country’s administrative and economical weaknesses, while on the contrary, their goal was not to eliminate the weaknesses, but to destroy the country’s strengths."
In another part of his speech, the Leader pointed out that the victory of the Islamic Revolution and the rescuing of Iran from America’s heavy domination, has been the main reason behind the United States’ enmity with the Islamic system.
Referring to a publication of a recently declassified document from a credible American center about former US President, Jimmy Carter's order to overthrow the Islamic Republic, he said, “According to this document, Carter ordered the CIA to overthrow the Islamic Republic, and the first strategy he mentions is the use of propaganda.”
Source: Khamenei.ir
