Assembly of Experts member and eleventh administration proposed minister of intelligence said "Today the enemies of the Islamic Iran are practically disarmed, because by taking lessons from the Ashoura school, the Iranian nation knows martyrdom as its highest happiness.”
Hojjatoleslam Seyyed Mahmoud Alavi speaking in a religious ceremony in Taleqan on Saturday afternoon stressed the necessity to promote the cult of martyrdom and said "Preserving the memory of martyrs and promoting the cult of martyrdom maintains the society’s esteem.”
The eleventh administration proposed minister of intelligence added "It has been proven that nations which are afraid of death have given way to abjection; whereas man’s view of death can play a key role in the society’s esteem and pride.”