Tehran, March 26, IRNA - Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said in the southwestern province of Khuzestan on Wednesday that the enemy desires the sacrifices of the Sacred Defense and the dedications of its characters to get forgotten.The Supreme Leader made the remarks while addressing a group of visitors of the Iraq war sites in the province.
The ayatollah was attending a ceremony in the province of Khuzestan in a memorial site erected in commemoration of the martyrs who sacrificed their lives in operations in Darkhovein region in south of the river Karoun during the war imposed on Iran by the toppled Saddam regime in Iraq.
The annual tours taking place on the advent of the New Year in Iran are greatly welcomed by people who wish to visit operational zones of the eight years sacred defense against Iraqs military aggression.
The Sacred Defense years proved that the nation could get through all difficult passages and make its enemies recede by practicing unity, maintaining belief and trusting the Almighty, the ayatollah added.
During the Sacred Defense, the enemies were trying to portrait Iran as a weak country which is unable to confront the then Iraqi regime which was fully supported by all world powers but the Almighty manifested its will and power by pulling them to their knees, the Supreme Leader noted.
By IRNA
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