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Iran-Nuclear: Top cleric praises militia for defending nuclear program |
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Friday, 02 December 2005 |
 NCRI - A top cleric in Iran praised the country's Basij militia for
being instrumental in what he said was a climbdown by the West over
mullahs’ nuclear program.
"One of the features of the Basij is resisting pressure, and this has
made the International Atomic Energy Agency's board of governors
retreat from re-issuing a harsh resolution against Iran," Ayatollah
Ahmad Jannati told worshippers at Friday prayers sermon in Tehran today.
Last month the IAEA put off sending Iranian regime to the UN Security
Council to give more time for diplomatic efforts aimed at winning
assurances the regime is not using an atomic energy drive as a cover
for weapons development.
Iranian regime has claimed victory, although there is no end in sight
to the crisis given continued Western pressure against the regime's
determination to hold on to sensitive fuel cycle technology that could
be diverted to military purposes.
But Ayatollah Jannati, who head the Guardians Council political
watchdog, asserted that "because of Basij, nuclear energy has become an
element of pride for our people, country and the system."
"The enemy has received the message of the Basij to preserve the
country's borders," he said, referring to last month's series of human
chain demonstrations by the militia. |
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