Describing Iran as the major victim of terrorism, secretary of the International Congress of 17000 Iranian Terror Victims said the International Congress of 17000 Iranian Terror Victims is going to be held on August 31 which marks the anniversary of the martyrdom of former Iranian president, Mohammad Ali Rajaei, and his prime minister, Mohammasd Javad Bahonar.
“From the very beginning of the Revolution, our country has suffered many terrorist attacks,” Seyed Mohammad Hasheminejad, adding, “One could even say that we are somehow one of the major victims of terrorism in the world.”
“If you take a look at the history of countries in the world, you’ll notice that no other country has ever lost such a great number of officials in terrorist acts as Iran did,” he added.
“Interestingly, those who are claiming to be at war with terrorism provide those responsible for the death of civilians with office and the free rein to work in their countries,” son of late Hasheminejad added. “The contradiction sharpens and reaches to the point that one of these terrorist groups rented an office a block away the White House which is the so-called pioneer of war on terror.”
He went on to say that all these measures prove the fact that terrorism is divided into two forms of “good” and “bad” from the point of view of the Western countries; since they describe those who are for them as “good terrorists” and those who are against them as “bad terrorists”.
He added that although Iran suffered huge blows from terrorists, each year it faces different kinds of labels by the West.
“These campaigns against Iran are not only due to the West’s animosity towards us, but our shortcomings have also enabled them to say whatever they want with their tools,” Hasheminejad pointed put. “We could have said to the world with cultural and artistic tools that we have 17000 martyrs of terror.”
He underlined that the Congress of 17000 Iranian Terror Victims was first held two years ago and the focus was more on the countries who were to some extent victims of terrorism. “This year we are determined to focus on the political issues surrounding the issue. There is also a great attention on the papers in this regard.”
“We have gone all out to enlighten people, because the enemy tries to exploit the ethnic and religious differences to spread terrorism,” he added. “A great deal of attention should be focused on this issue, since there is an ethnic and religious diversity in Iran.”
Asked about the purposes of the International Congress, Hasheminejad said, “most of our young generation are not familiar with what has happened during the past two decades.” “We’ve identified 17000 martyrs who have been killed to the acts of terror and all the people should know everything about them.”