TEHRAN — Commemorative ceremonies were held in Baghdad and Damascus to mark the 43rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.

The Iranian Embassy in Baghdad marked the forty-third anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution on Friday with a massive public celebration, attended by political and cultural figures, including Iran’s Ambassador to Iraq, Iraj Masjedi, according to U News.

The ceremony began with a recitation of the Holy Quran, followed by the national anthems of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraq, then a music video from a choir, then an Iraqi poet recited a poem inspired by the ‘opportunity.

Masjedi delivered a speech at the ceremony, in which he said: “By the grace of God, the system of the Islamic Republic of Iran has been established according to Islamic and religious principles in the hands of a distinguished Islamic figure , and this sacred system continued in the hands of [Ayatollah] Seyed Ali Khamenei, who represents the religious authority.

Masjedi pointed out that the system of the Islamic Republic of Iran was established according to two principles, the first is the people-based republican and the second is the religion-based Islamic and the people are the main pillar of the revolution. , the system and religion. And Islam is the content of this system.

He added, “The title of our system is to rely on the people and also to adopt religious principles. The Islamic Republic extends the hand of friendship and cooperation to all countries in all sincerity and seriousness.

Masjedi noted, “The Islamic Republic wants its relations to be based on the principle of mutual respect with all countries of the world.”
In Damascus, there were also celebrations to mark the 43rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. According to U News, a mass celebration was held at the Sayyida Zainab (PBUH) prayer hall at the invitation of Ayatollah Khamenei’s office to commemorate the victory of Iran’s Islamic Revolution.

Speeches delivered on this occasion praised the greatness of the Islamic revolution launched and led by Imam Khomeini and his firm approach to supporting the weak and oppressed in the face of arrogance.

Iran’s Ambassador to Syria Mehdi Sobhani also delivered a speech at the ceremony. The Ambassador said that the Islamic Revolution in Iran was one of the most significant events of the last years of the 20th century and a comprehensive revolution in all aspects of life.

Sobhani pointed out that the forces of global arrogance have conspired against the Islamic Republic since its inception until today due to its resistance approach, firm support for the oppressed and firm stance in support of the cause. Palestinian.

In an interview with U News, the head of the Jaafari Islamic Council in Syria, Muhammad Ali Al-Miski, congratulated Ayatollah Khamenei, the state and the people of Iran for the victory of the revolution.

He pointed to the scientific status that the Islamic Republic witnessed under the revolution.

He described Iran as a country that exports technology. He also noted that the Islamic revolution transformed the Islamic peoples from defeated peoples to peoples worthy of resistance.

The Sanaa Embassy in Damascus also organized an intellectual and political symposium on the occasion of the 43rd anniversary of the victory of the Islamic revolution in Iran, at the invitation of the Yemeni ambassador in Damascus.

The symposium brought together intellectual, academic and media figures and representatives of Palestinian factions, at the embassy in Damascus, U News reported.

During the symposium, the cultural adviser of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hamid Reza Esmati, said that the revolution, the foundations of which were laid by Imam Khomeini, had taken root and was strengthened with Imam Khamenei. And the revolution of the weak remained in the face of the forces of arrogance.

Esmati emphasized that the Islamic revolution is a revolution of pride and dignity in the face of tyranny, emphasizing that she stands with oppressed peoples to obtain their just rights.

Yemen’s Ambassador to Damascus, Abdullah Ali Sabri, said in an interview with U News: “We are celebrating the revolution with the brothers in Iran because we see that this is a global Islamic revolution, and it is t is a revolution for the oppressed in all countries. world and he supported the Palestinian cause by establishing a strong state and an Islamic republic that we cherish and this republic supported Yemen.

He stressed that Iran stood with the oppressed people of Yemen in the face of US-Saudi aggression. He stressed that the victory of the Iranian revolution is a victory for the revolution in Yemen.

Iranian President Ayatollah Seyed Ebrahim Raisi congratulated the Iranian people and the free peoples of the world for the victory of the Islamic Revolution.

Speaking on Friday in his speech ahead of the Friday prayer sermon, the president described ‘seeking independence’, ‘seeking freedom’, ‘seeking justice’ as elements of revolution and noted: “This revolution is the search for justice in itself. The element of justice can never be separated from the Islamic revolution, because within the Islamic revolution, the search for justice, the fight against oppression and the fight against corruption are institutionalized.”

Regarding the characteristics of the Shah’s despotic rule, Raisi said: “This oppressive rule was the full manifestation of tyranny, dictatorship, submission to the ruling powers and arrogance against the will of the people.”

Ayatollah Raisi said: “The Islamic revolution came to overthrow this corrupt regime, which was supported by the dominant powers, and established a system based on religion and what the people repeatedly shouted ‘independence, freedom, the Islamic Republic”.

The President added, “The glorious victory of the Islamic Revolution marked a civilization that was a new civilization in the name of Islam and the Republic, as opposed to the civilizations that formed the polarization of the world.”

Raisi continued: “What is clear is that the slogans of the Islamic revolution are innate and universal slogans and are linked to the nature of all human beings.

He said, “What the Islamic revolution cries out for is independence, national dignity, brotherhood, denial of domination and oppression.

Ayatollah Raisi added: “We do not seek to dominate anywhere in the world, nor to give up our independence, and we do not want to oppress anyone in the world; these are among the principles of the Islamic revolution that are still stable.

Raisi added: “These values ​​are the ones that people have always emphasized, so you see that Iranians all over the world are proud of this revolution. Today, not only the Muslim peoples of the world, but also the non-Muslims, but the freedom and justice-loving peoples of the world, the deprived and the oppressed in all parts of the world, love this revolution”.

He said: “The slogans of the Islamic revolution are rational slogans, and today not only the great nation of Iran, but also the nations of the world have great hopes for this revolution.

The President said, “The revolutionary spirit, vision and action and adherence to these principles are always emphasized by people around the world.

The President continued, “The late Imam Khomeini and the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution presented a political school unlike the political schools of the world, which has certain characteristics. The first indicator of this political school is ‘sincerity’.”

Ayatollah Raisi said: “The second point of the political school is ‘attention to the republic and the people’. The late Imam and the Supreme Leader do not regard people as a political and ceremonial thing. “

The President added: “Today we are proud that in the people’s administration we have put the republic and the people and justice in the sense that the important objective of the Islamic revolution is the main axis of the government. .