Culture minister urges media to promote hope, vitality in society
Iranian Culture Minister Seyyed Abbas Salehi called on the media to mainly cover subjects that would help “raise hope’ and “increase vitality” in society.
Saheli made the remarks during a visit to the Iran Cultural and Press Institute (ICPI). He was accompanied by Seyyed Zia Hashemi, the new head of the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).
The minister said the media should use “language that pushes society forward.”
He advised the media to pay special attention to maintaining national security and developing social interactions.
“The media should work to connect the government and the nation more than ever, based on a logical and cooperative relationship,” Salehi said.
He further warned against social gaps that need to be bridged with the help of the media.
He said a “triangle” of enemies – with the United States and Israel comprising one of its sides, a rich Persian Gulf littoral state forming its second side, and the anti-iran MKO terror organization forming the third side – has been plotting for the past few months to foment chaos and violence in Iran, Press TV reported.
“The plot has been hatched by Americans and Zionists. They have been working on it for several months, planning to begin from small towns and then move on towards the center. The cash comes from one of the filthy rich Persian Gulf littoral states. Obviously, such projects need money, but the Americans won’t be willing to spend anything as long as they have these [rich allies],” the Leader said.
The third side of the triangle, Ayatollah Khamenei added, was the “murderous” Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO), whose elements served as their lackeys on the ground.
The people, however, distanced themselves from rioters after finding out their motives, the Leader said.
Ayatollah Khamenei described the recent wave of violence as “fireworks and vicious acts,” praising the Iranian people’s timely and appropriate reaction to the unrest.
“These are not normal incidents. [These incidents] occur nowhere in the world,” he said, in an apparent reference to the people’s massive show of support for the establishment.
“It is not a matter of one or two or five years. [It is about] a battle between the nation and those hostile to the nation; a battle between Iran and those hostile to Iran; a battle between Islam and those hostile to Islam,” he stated.
Ayatollah Khamenei also noted that the US is angry with the Iranian nation, establishment and the Islamic Revolution due to the blows it has taken from this great movement.