@@ U.S. and terrorists form unholy alliance against Iran @@
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June 16, 2005
U.S. and terrorists form unholy alliance against Iran
By Hassan Hanizadeh
Over the past few days, terrorist operations in Iran have claimed the lives of ten
innocent civilians and injured many more.
The terrorist acts, coming after a decade of peace in Iran, have captured the attention of
foreign political analysts.
Although the bombings in Ahvaz, Tehran, Karaj, and Zahedan were totally different as far
as the methods used to create the explosives, they all occurred at a very important and
sensitive time.
The terrorist acts came as Iranians were enthusiastically following the election campaigns
of presidential candidates.
This year, candidates have created a pleasant atmosphere of real democracy in the country
through their campaigns, fostering enthusiasm among the people.
This completely democratic atmosphere is unrivaled in the region and most of the Third
World. The presence of eight candidates, each with different ideas and representing
different groups in society, is a promising sign that the freest election yet will be held
in Iran.
Naturally, this is not very pleasant for some regional countries and the United States,
and has prompted efforts to reduce public participation in the poll.
A low turnout would put into question the legitimacy of the Islamic system and sully Iran痴
reputation in the international arena, which is exactly what the U.S. and some regional
states want, since they fear Iran痴 religious democracy.
This has led the U.S. to order some of its mercenaries and agents from Iraq and southern
Iran to create tension and provoke insecurity in Khuzestan Province.
Khuzestan was purposefully chosen as a target, first of all to terrify and alarm the
people and decrease voter turnout and secondly to provoke ethnic strife in the important
oil-rich region, which borders Shia majority regions of Iraq.
Meanwhile, terrorist elements, who had previously failed in their attempts to foment
crises among the minority and majority of Iraq, have entered Iran through its eastern
border in Sistan烹aluchistan Province and are currently targeting Iran痴 national
security, using obscure names for their organizations denoting ethnic division.
In fact, the U.S. and non-Iranian terrorist groups are attempting to spread sectarian
strife from Iraq to Iran by provoking insecurity in Iran through an unholy alliance. Will
the U.S. eventually realize its evil goals in Iran?
Definitely not, because, despite its diversity, Iran痴 various groups enjoy equal rights
guaranteed by the Constitution. Therefore, they have no reason to cast their eyes upon any
source of hope beyond the borders.
Its provision of equal rights to people of all religious and ethnic groups is one of the
most progressive aspects of the Iranian Constitution, which has united the entire nation
in a strong bond that is unbreakable, despite the conspiracies of foreign powers.
A clear example of Iran痴 national solidarity was observed during the eight-year imposed
war with Iraq, during which Kurds, Turks, Arabs, Shias, and Sunnis fought shoulder to
shoulder against Saddam Hussein痴 Ba'athist troops.
Iran has always faced foreign invasions over the course of history, and each time the
Iranian nation has resisted these attacks with strong resolve, bringing the enemies to
their knees.
Thus, the tactical alliance the United States and certain terrorist groups forged to
destabilize Iran will face defeat, since the Iranian nation is determined to astonish the
world yet again through active participation in the June 17 presidential election.
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