Iran Press/ Iran news: Thousands have been left homeless or injured by the magnitude 5.9 earthquake in Paktika and Khost provinces, which state media said killed 1,150 people. An aftershock on Friday took five more lives.
Condoling the death of many Afghans in the earthquake in the two provinces, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said: "In the absence of many countries and groups claiming friendship with the Afghan people, the Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran made many efforts to help the oppressed people of Afghanistan and in this way will use all its experiences to alleviate the problems of the people in the earthquake-stricken areas."
Ghalibaf in the open session of the parliament on Sunday expressed his condolences on the anniversary of the martyrdom of Martyr Beheshti and his companions.
"I congratulate the Judiciary Week and on the eve of the 7th of Tir, and offer my condolences on the anniversary of the martyrdom of Martyr Beheshti and his companions in the tragic explosion of the office of the Islamic Republic Party."
He added: "By orchestrating this assassination and also on 6th Tir of the same year, by assassination attempt against the Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Abuzar Mosque in Tehran, the coward MKO tried to martyr the most elite and popular intellectual forces, the most capable executive officials of the revolution and the closest companions and students of Imam to bring the Islamic Revolution to a standstill, but the will of God Almighty and the wise leadership of the Imam and the vigilance by the people made the revolution stronger than before."
He stated: "Martyr Beheshti spent his honorable and blessed life in the way of promoting a wise understanding of religiosity and revolutionaryism, and in this way he fought against extremism by following the ideals of the late Imam."
Ghalibaf continued: "Martyr Beheshti was at the same time under attack by three groups because he was a clear symbol of rationality-oriented and justice-oriented revolution and did not fall short of the ideals of the revolution and did not allow anyone to violate the basic rights of the people; the first group of foreign arrogance, who were annoyed by his strong logic and strong will in the way of anti-arrogance and considered his loud voice as a strong barrier against the influence and the Islamic Revolution is being dwindled."
He further said: "The second group was the MKO and the domestic counter-revolution elements which management skills of Martyr Beheshti and his unparalleled power in mobilizing the people against the counter-revolution, had made them incapable and ineffective. And the third group, the so-called ardent supporters of revolution who pretended to be super-revolutionary who were incapable against Martyr Beheshti's deep belief in the people and his heartfelt belief in the nation and his protection of the rights of people and they could not tolerate the wise and just revolution of Martyr Beheshti rooted from his theism and belief in people and incited the revolutionary youth against Martyr Beheshti."
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