FM Spox terms Rais Ali Delvari as champion of resisting British colonialism

Tehran, Sept 2, IRNA - Foreign Ministry spokesman Saaed Khatibzadeh in a message described Rais Ali Delvari as the champion of resisting British colonialism. "Rais Ali Delvari, the champion of resisting British colonialism, embodies #Iran‘s track-record of rejecting imperialism in all its forms, and anyone who dared to threaten Iran," Khatibzadeh wrote in his Twitter account on Wednesday. "Iran has always stood & will always stand tall against threats," he added. Rais Ali Delvari was an Iranian independent fighter and anti-British colonialism activist. He is remembered as a national hero in Iran who organized popular resistance against the British troops who had invaded Iran in 1915.