Press Digest

Date: 13 March 2015 - 19:56

News ID: ۱۲۰۰۵

Self-Defeating Strategy
SAISAT ROOZ: For decades, the Western powers, headed by the U.S., have been trying hopelessly to contain and challenge Iran and its rising power and influence in the Middle East. Under the containment strategy and the politics of threat, they stepped up unlawful sanctions against the country and its civilian nuclear program but to no avail. This is amid the fact that not even one single person in the world believes that Iran is about to attack the U.S. or the Zionist regime as alleged by the warmongers.

Voice of Reason
VATAN EMROOZ: In the words of Ayatollah Khamenei, Tehran sees no advantage in resuming ties with Washington even if there is nuclear deal on the table. Back in 1979, after the victory of the Islamic Revolution, Washington refused to recognize the Islamic Republic and did everything at its disposal to challenge it by means of media propaganda, espionage and even military attack. So it completely makes sense to reiterate our Leader’s words that indeed, the backstabbing U.S. government cannot be trusted.

Rules of the Game
JAVAN: The American officials have been too slow to learn such a crucial lesson after so many years of futile hostility: The reason Tehran is so influential and well-built that it can determine the rules of the game, and Washington is too weak and pathetic to press on this unholy mission to turn events towards victory or a regime change, is nothing other than the fact that back in 1979 the Iranians made the right choice to bring down a pro-Western dictator and strive for self-reliance. This happened under the leadership of the father of Islamic Revolution, the late Imam Khomeini, who had proclaimed that "the U.S. cannot do a damn thing”.

State Terrorism
AFTAB: The U.S. and its allies continue to pave the way for spread of terrorism across the region. The so-called international civil society has no intension to pursue justice or target the Israeli policy of occupation and terror. They adopt double standards vis-a-vis political matters related to terrorism to protect their interests. In the face of such double standards, it is crucial to assert that cowardly acts of state-sponsored assassinations have failed to force the resistance into retreat.