AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Iran's President described the Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran as not the symbol of warmongering, but rather the manifestations of popular support and national interests, stressing that whether in war or peace, the Army is the guardian of Iran and Iranians' life.
In a message that was sent on Army Day, President Hassan Rouhani sent a message that was read by Minister of Defence and Armed Forces' Logistics Brigadier General Hatami at the 'Parade of Service' of the top units of the Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran with the motto of 'Defenders of Homeland, Supporters of Health', Dr Hassan Rouhani has written:
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
Throughout the existence of human, defending and confronting the enemy has always been one of the beauties of human life, and today we see this beauty both in the face of the visible enemy and in the face of the hidden enemy.
Today, the soldiers and generals of the Army, the commanders and the soldiers of the Army of the Guardians, along with the health defenders and the supporters of protecting the lives of the people, are creating an epic point in the history with empathy.
In these difficult times, the armies around the world are less involved in war, but a hidden enemy has come to fight all human beings. This war is a global war, but not between half of the world with the other half; this hidden virus is at war with the whole world. Now it is as if the whole world is our homeland, and we are fighting a single enemy all over the world, and that is what makes this war more sacred.
Although in these days of defending human life in Iran and all over the world it is not possible to display a parade of Iranian soldiers due to health and social protocols, but Iranian citizens at home and all economic and social activists at work, are seeing the maneuver of national and social authority by the 'Defenders of Homeland' and 'Supporters of Health', and send greetings to the Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran and to the healthcare staff.
The army is the guardian of Iran's life, whether in war –hard war or soft war- or peace, whether on the front or on the street, whether in the barracks or in the hospital, and the life of Iran is the life of all Iranians. In the Holy Defense era, you defended Iran against the enemy, and did not separate the left, the right, the poor, the rich, the old and the young. You have always been the army of Iran and you will always be the army of Iran.
One day the enemy was visible to you, and it was easier to confront the enemy. Now the enemy is hidden and in the front line of this front, Iranian doctors and nurses are fighting and you are supporting them.
Once you were on the front line, and the citizens behind the front, now the health personnel on the front, and you are their support behind the front. We are sure that the front that enjoys the support of the nation, the army and the armed forces will surely win.
The world will not forget this war. The most humane war in history in which all human beings and all armies fight for human beings. This historical parade is superior and more beautiful than a hundred parades. We will all remember the sound of the boots, the sound of the anthems, the sound of the takbirs, and the display of your discipline. From the Army, we learn social discipline in social distance. From the Army, we learn to sacrifice our lives for the homeland and for human beings. From the Army, we learn to fight for peace. From the Army we learn faith in God and service to the people.
The greatness of the Army's work at various stages in the social stage of helping the nation and the state during floods, earthquakes, diseases and other social disasters further proves the need to maintain the strength in war and defense in times of peace. Our army is not a symbol of war, but a symbol of the nation's support and national interests. Governments come and go to serve the nations, but the armies stay, and you remain in history, whether you march in front of the nation or not for the health of the soldiers. The loud voice of the Army and the great nation of Iran on April 19, 1979, shouting "The Army devoted to the nation - the nation devoted to the Army" will remain forever.
May God help you.
Hassan Rouhani
President of the Islamic Republic of Iran
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source : President.ir
Friday
17 April 2020
12:14:39 PM
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Pres. Rouhani: Our army not symbol of warmongering, but manifestation of popular support, national interests
Iran's President described the Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran as not the symbol of warmongering, but rather the manifestations of popular support and national interests, stressing that whether in war or peace, the Army is the guardian of Iran and Iranians' life.