Tehran (IP)- Deputy Speaker of Iran's Parliament said the cultural function of the Islamic Revolution is the main point of difference between the movement and other revolutions in the world.

Iran PressIran News: Amir Hossein Gazizadeh Hashemi said the purpose of the Islamic Revolution was to establish a society based on a value system with people who devoted centuries-long efforts to preserve their religious identity.  

Gazizadeh made the remarks on Sunday and on the occasion of the anniversary of Pahlavi Reza Shah's massacre of Iranians in the Goharshad Mosque in Imam Reza Holy Shrine in Mashhad in 1935.

He stated that the anniversary of the Goharshad Mosque tragedy is reminiscent of the uprising of the Iranian nation in defense for the dignity of Iranian women and virtue, against the Western hedonism.  

Stressing that the global arrogance powers are seeking to impose their evil demands on human society, the senior MP said the Iranian nation does not give way to nudism and vulgarity intended by the powers.

"In their historic revolution, the Iranian nation does not respect the global hegemony and just follow their religious-cultural identity," he emphasized.

The Iranian nation toppled the Pahlavi regime on February 11, 1979, ending the 2500 years of monarchy in the country. 

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