Dr. Haytham Mouzahem in a recent interview with the office of the second International Congress on 17,000 Iranian Terror Victims, made the remarks while discussing development of Takfiri terrorism in the region as well as the issue of 'Iran, victim of terrorism'.
Mouzahem, a Lebanese researcher specialized in Middle Eastern and Islamic affairs, said he believed that the roots of the Takfiri groups belong to the Salafi-Wahhabi interpretation of Islam which is very naïf and relies on superficial and literal interpretation of the Quran and the traditions (Ahadith) of the Prophet Muhammad.
But, he added, “that does not mean that the imperialism from Britain and France to the USA and Israel, did not exploit this phenomena to put schism in the Muslim world, especially between Sunnis and Shias, and Arabs and Turks from one side, and Arabs and Persians from other side, etc.”
Commenting on the current situation in the region, including the reinforcement of Iran as the center of resistance to America, stabilization of resistance in Lebanon, and establishing resistant movements in other countries such as Syria, Iraq and now in Yemen, Mouzahem said, “the USA and Israel and their allies have found out that the best way to defeat Iran and the Axis of resistance is creating local Islamic enemies for them, such as ISIS in Iraq and Syria, Nusra Front in Syria, Al-Qaeda in Yemen and Sinai, as well as others in Lebanon and Iran.
“We can't say that America and its allies have completely achieved their goals and we can't deny that they have achieved a great part of it, by creating the strife between Sunnis and Shias, Arabs and Persians, and destroying Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Libya, and creating those terrorist groups in the region. They will implement the American–Israeli plan to create a new Middle East without costing US and Israel any loss or damage or penny. Unfortunately, Muslims pay these costs by their men and money and infrastructures and their national unities.”
The analyst said conducting international conferences to discuss the issue of terror victims “are necessary to help Iran to improve its image and prove to the world that it was and still is a victim of the terror” in the post-revolution era from “the war launched by Saddam Hussein till today with the terrorist attacks by the extremists on the borders and in (eastern province of) Sistan and Baluchestan.”
However, he added, international conferences are not enough. Mouzahem suggested that more conferences should annually be held both in Iran and other world countries and major cities such as London, Geneva, Beirut, Moscow, Paris, Australia, etc.
The Lebanese analyst stressed the role played by the media “in promoting these conferences and covering them, and in raising this issue all the time not once a year.”
The second International Congress on 17,000 Iranian Terror Victims is to be held in Tehran in September 2015.
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Tehran, May 17, IRNA – A senior Lebanese analyst has said that world arrogant powers have been exploiting Takfiri groups to put schism in the Muslim world and implement the US-Israeli plan of New Mideast.
