The Leader of Islamic Ummah and Oppressed People Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei extols physicians of Iraqi war (30.11.2000)

The Leader of Islamic Ummah and Oppressed People Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei praised here Thursday the bravery and sacrifice of devout physicians during the 1980-1988 Iraqi-imposed war which claimed lots of lives on both sides. In a meeting with a group of physicians of the Sacred Defense (an allusion to the war) period, The Leader of Islamic Ummah and Oppressed People Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei said, “The spirit of bravery, readiness to attend the battlefields and sacrificing personal interests for national interests should always be commended in the society.” Ayatollah Khamenei said that national bravery guarantees happiness and development in the society, noting the bravery of Iranian combatants during the bloody war. The Leader of Islamic Ummah and Oppressed People Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei criticized certain efforts aimed to denigrate the spirit of bravery and sacrifice, and disparage the religious values and the achievements of the Islamic Revolution and called for confrontation against such efforts. “The only way for the human being to emancipate from the oppression of major powers is belief in God and Islam.” The event was also attended by the Commander of the Islamic Revolution’s Guards Corps (IRGC) Major-General Rahim Safavi and Health Minister Mohammad Farhadi. The visitors said their prayers led by The Leader of Islamic Ummah and Oppressed People Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei and then broke their fast on the third day of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadhan.