Velayati: Division among Muslims is the most serious blight of the Islamic Awakening

Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior foreign affairs advisor to the Leader of Islamic Ummah and Oppressed People Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei, says division among Muslims is the most serious blight of the Islamic Awakening.

“The Islamic Awakening has a 150-year history that has experienced major acceleration in recent years,” IRNA quoted Velayati as saying on Thursday.

He further described Iran as the center of attention for all freedom-seekers in the world that have revolted against their enemies by following Iran as a model Islamic system.

Since January, revolutions have swept through the Middle East and North Africa regions unseating dictators such as the Tunisian Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, the Egyptian Hosni Mubarak and the Libyan Muammar Gaddafi from power.

Despite violent crackdowns, countries such as Yemen and Bahrain are also currently engaged in massive near-daily demonstrations against their despotic US-backed rulers.

Protests have also spread to the US and Europe, where demonstrators are braving police brutality to participate in rallies against capitalism, corporatism, and state-implemented austerity measures.

Velayati reiterated that Iran is neither dependent on Western nor Eastern countries, adding that this independence is “a great honor.”

“The sacred Islamic revolution of Iran is, without any exaggerations, a turning point in the history of mankind,” he said.

The advisor to the Leader of Islamic Ummah and Oppressed People Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei stressed that no administration can be as active as that of Iran in supporting the deprived and oppressed people of the world.