Iran Cleric Calls On Security Forces To Destroy Jeish al-Adl Terrorist Groups

Tehran, March 29, IRNA – Interim Friday prayers leader of Tehran, Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami, on Friday called on Iranian security forces to destroy Jeish al-Adl terrorist group as they did in 2010 when they captured and executed Abdul-Malek Rigi, the leader of Jundallah militant organization. Ayatollah Khatami condemned the martyrdom of one of Iranian border guards, who were kidnapped into Pakistan on February 6 by Jeish al-Adl terrorists. He held Pakistani government responsible for the safety of abducted border guards and dismissed claims by Pakistani ambassador to Tehran that the border guards are not held in Pakistan. In response to a recent claim by an American official that the US is closely monitoring the case of Iranian border guards, Ayatollah Khatami accused the US of backing an Arab country in the region, which, he said, is behind the kidnapping and have a hand in the bloodshed of innocent people in Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran. Elsewhere in his second sermon, the Ayatollah referred to the designation of the New Year by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei as the year of ˈEconomy and Culture, with National Drive and Jihadi Managementˈ, and said in order for a nation to remain alive, it should get strong. ˈWolves will swallow the nations who are not strong,ˈ he said, adding strength of a nation depends on its independent economy and culture and its scientific progress as well. On ˈResistance Economyˈ urged by the Supreme Leader, the Ayatollah said it insists on economic self-reliance and at the same time using the capacities of other countries. This weekˈs Tehranˈs Friday prayers leader also warned against enemiesˈ plots to damage Iranian culture, citing remarks by Ayatollah Khamenei that culture is even more important than economy./end