ICRO Chief Urges Religious Leaders to Defend Common Values
In his letter, Hojat-ol-Islam Mohammad Mehdi Imanipour referred to the recent riots in Iran, during which religious sanctities and values were desecrated, and highlighted the role of the US and the Zionist regime in the riots.
He noted that attacking religious sites and insulting religious sanctities is against all international laws and conventions and has been frequently condemned by religious leaders, political officials and cultural figures.
However, he said, we have witnessed frequent attacks on mosques and holy sites in Iran in recent days.
Definitely, such measures are incompatible with the beliefs and mentality of the civilized Iranian nation and undoubtedly have foreign roots, he stated.
Hojat-ol-Islam Imanipour added that it is the religious and moral responsibility of all religious leaders to not remain silent in the face of such criminal acts but to decisively defend common values and the sanctity and security of religious sites.
Violent rioters vandalized public and private properties in a number of cities across Iran on Thursday and Friday, killing some ordinary people and security forces and inflicting injuries on others.
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They vandalized public properties, blocked streets, attacked the administrative buildings and police stations, and killed and injured a number of security and law enforcement forces.
They also set fire on several mosques and desecrated copies of the Holy Quran.
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