Pres. Rouhani: US seeking ceaseless war in Middle East

TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) – Addressing cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Iranian President Rouhani touched upon the Sunday quake in western Iran, US role in the ME, and the Lebanese crisis. “A huge earthquake, which was quite unprecedented, measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale, struck the western regions of the country including Kermanshah province,” President Hassan Rouhani opened his address to government cabinet on Wednesday. He made the remarks one day after paying visit to quake-hit areas where he met with victims’ families and visited hospitals to get updated about the latest status of rescue efforts in Kermanshah Province. The late Sunday earthquake which hit mainly villages and cities in Kermanshah province has claimed the lives of around 400 people and left around 9000 injured and wounded. President Rouhani continued that occurrence of such earthquakes will be harmful and dangerous for any country in the world entailing huge problems adding, “In our country also many villages have been seriously affected by the disaster.” “Incidents like earthquake have lessons for all of us how to help each other and stay together,” said the Iranian top executive. Offering gratitude to the philanthropic sympathies and helps extended by Iranians for the quake-struck compatriots, Mr. Rouhani said, “On such occasions, it is important to keep our comradeship, brotherhood, patriotism, and love for Islam and the brave, devote, and heroic people of Kermanshah were pioneers in this regard.” The Iranian president also appreciated all state and military people involved in the rescue efforts and referring to his Tuesday visit of the quake hit areas named the medical personnel in hospitals of the region as hard-working personnel who were relentlessly trying to serve the injured of the incident. “Around 300 medical operations had been conducted by yesterday and you could have read the pain and tiredness in the face of the doctors, medics, and nurses in Shahid Taleghani hospital where I visited yesterday,” mentioned Mr. Rouhani. “At the top of our objectives is to do something to relieve the pain of the people of the region and today we will adopt new decision in this regard at our meeting,” reassured the Iranian head of state. He also thanked Iranian Leader’s remarks made on Tuesday and ascertained that the government will do its best considering the issues emphasized by Ayatollah khamenei. Mr. President also pointed to the recent regional developments and called for vigilance of all sides. “Today, the region’s status have got more critical than any other time and we are all urged to be more watchful,” underlined the Iranian president.