Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei mentioned the importance role of martyrs and martyrdom in society and said: "the brave youth who defended our country and revolution” are the most brilliant figures and characters in our history in the recent centuries.
This is a historical fact that whenever the brave men did not enter the battle field we were unsuccessful; while, whenever these great men were at the scene our country was proud, he also added.
We should not permit the false grandeurs to eliminate the memory of martyrs, he continued.
He also cherished the devotional presence of western Azerbaijan people in the fight against enemies from the beginning of Islamic Revolution such as: "Martyr Bakeri”, "Zakyani” and Ayatollah Hasani; thei tolerance in the battle field like chemical attack in Sardasht (city in iran) reflected the greatness of people of this province.
The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran stressed
on identifying features and spiritual elements of western Azerbaijan to the
Iranian and noted: we usually mentioned here as it’s tourism Industry while we
should introduce their greatness and braveness in the critical moments to our
people.
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