AYATOLLAH

United has failed to destroy the Iranian Revolution. That was President Ahmadinejad message marking the 30th anniversary of the Islamic Regime in Tehran.

Iranians are celebrating 30 years of "freedom from tyranny" - the ousting in 1979 of the Shah as an American puppet dictator.

Ahmadinejad paid visit to Khomeini's mausoleum in Tehran and offer his prayers to founder.

"The Islamic Revolution is the result of sacrifices made by martyrs," read a banner inscribed with one of Khomeini's famous quotes.

The President said in tribute to the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran: The Islamic Revolution is very much "alive and kicking". And it will "continue until full peace and justice are established".

Iranians are holding 10 days of celebrations marking the 30th anniversary of the overthrow of the US-backed Reza Shah, who ruled the country for 40 years and then fled just two weeks before Ayatollah's "thunderous" return on 9:33am February 1, 1979.

Immediately the revolutionary leader branded the United States as the "Great Satan".

In homage, the current Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that the Iranians will "guard the great legacy and principles" of the founder of Revolution.

President Ahmadinejad said Iran would export the Revolution to other countries. The ideals of the founder would be expanded "internationally". The Islamic Revolution is "not limited to Iranian borders", said Mr Ahmadinejad.

Without Iran the west "cannot win" the war in Afhganistan.

The stark message was issued by NATO Chief Jaap de Hoop Scheffer in Brussels on 27 January 2009.

NATO chief called on United States to request Iranian help in order to achieve victory in Afghanistan. He warned that unless Iran helps, the west "would lose" in Afghanistan.

He said U.S. needs to be pragmatic and call for Iran's help.

Without Iran's help, the Taliban would win and this would be a "disaster" for Europe and America, warned Mr Scheffer. NATO is in "urgent need" to talk to Iranians and get their help.

U.S. and NATO have been struggeling in Afghanistan for 7 year. Taliban militants are still causing many deaths of American and European soldiers.

Top U.S. Commander also admitted that Iran is needed to beat the extremists in Afghanistan. Chief of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen said US needs to talk to Iranians about Afghanistan. He urged the new US President to engage with Iran.

However, many observers think that it is unlikely that U.S. would bend to Iran until its situation gets more dire in the region.

Hezbollah congratulated Hamas on victory against Israel.

Leader of the powerful guerilla group Hezbollah sent message of joy to Hamas chief Khalid Mashal on destorying Israeli plans for Gaza.

Nasrallah said that this is the "second Zionist defeat" in two and a half years. He was referring to the "historic victory" that Hizbullah scored in its 2006 war with Israel in Lebanon.

Hezbollah leader praised the "heroic confrontations by heroes of the Palestinian resistance. They remained united in the battlefield."

"You have achieved victory by confronting the Zionist aggression on Gaza", said Hasan Nasrallah.

Israel launched war in Gaza aiming to "end Hamas rule".

After three weeks its withdrew its troops when it knew it could not remove Hamas from power, nor end its rocket attacks on Israel.

Iran mocked Israeli plans: Israel thought it would see the "white flag" from Peoplpe in Gaza. It made a "big mistake". Now the "deceitful" west does not want the world to know the victory of Gazans. Iran predicts end of Israel is near. The "next victory" will be seen when the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem and entire Palestine is "freed" from Zionist occupation. Chairman Rafsanjani said this victory of the people in Gaza has indeed happened, although the western media hides the truth because it "does not want" the people of the world to believe Hamas had won. He said Israeli military was "disappointed" in achieving its aims, it withdrew from Gaza, suffering heavy damages. Israel had expected a "short war" leading to the fall of the "legal government" of Hamas, but it had made a "grave miscalculation".

Syrian President also congratulated Hamas on Islamist movement's "victory" over Israel in Gaza. President Asad hailed Hamas for remaining strong during the war: "Israel's inability to achieve its objectives despite using the deadliest of weaponry is proof of the devotion of the Palestinian people to its territorial rights and its deep belief in victory against occupation and aggression."

Hamas gave Israel one week to pull its troops out of Gaza. Israel completed its troop pullout within 7 day deadline.

Hamas has declared "victory" after Israel failed to achieve any of its stated military objectives in Gaza war.

Iran also congratulated Hamas for victory over Israel.

President Ahmadinejad praised Hamas leader Khalid Mashal for "the victory of the Palestinian resistance in Gaza."

Israel has not claimed victory in its 23 day war in Gaza.

Israel went to war with Hamas on 27 December 2008. It claimed it would finish the elected government of Hamas.

Hamas is still there and is still able to hit Israel.

Israel's Intelliegence agency Shin Bet said that our army was far from achievement in Gaza when we ended the war on 18 January 2009.

Israeli Shin Bet Chief Yuval Diskin conceded that the 23 day offensive against the Gaza has failed to prevent Hamas from rearming.

Diskin admitted that Israel has failed to achieve its goals, including disarming Hamas.

Turkey said its time that U.S. and E.U. recognised elected government of Hamas as the legitimate authority of the Palestinians people.

Turkish PM Erdogan called on the world to respect the democratic choice of Palestinians.

Hamas won the elections in January 2006. But the west still clings on to the lost party: Fatah. Fatah lost the elections and admitted defeat.

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Arab TV networks accused of "helping Israel."

Arab television station Al Jazeera has been dubbed "Hebrew Channel" for its stance against the Palestinians.

Leader of the powerful Lebanese guerilla organisation Hezbollah, accused Arab sattelite channels of siding with Israel.

Hassan Nasrallah criticized Arab media saying, "Some of these Arab satellite channels, which we can call them Hebrew channels and not Arab channels, were showing people in Gaza killed yesterday and today as like somebody killed in some traffic accident in India. Then they show the news going back to normal as if there is no Arab humanitarian catastrophe happening in Gaza."

"We as a muslim nation must work together to stop this Zionist campaign. We must work in order for this assault not to achieve its aims. We should be able to achieve victory in Gaza although there will be sacrifices of a huge magnitude".

"It is not only the responsibility of the people of Gaza, it is the responsibility of the governments in Arab and Islamic nations. It is the responsibility of the peoples to bring pressure on their governments, which remained silent, to take steps. There is no justification at all for the people to say we have regimes of oppression. We must go out into the streets and raise our voices, put pressure on our governments even if fire was opened on our chests. This is our duty, and who ever falls in this duty on the road to al-Quds is a martyr."

"In this period the United States of America and the Europeans are suffering from financial and economic crisis. But we in the Arab world, we have oil, we have money, we have political stands, our governments and regimes with very little effort, can very easily stop the Zionist assault on the people in Gaza," he said.

Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah strongly criticized the Egyptian government and added, "All of these Arab and Islamic people must head to the streets and call on the Egyptian government. The Egyptian position is the corner-stone in what is going on in Gaza. Nobody has called on Egypt to take up arms and go to war. We are only asking them to open their borders so that food, medicine and water can reach our people in Gaza."

"The Egyptian regime must politically help the people of Gaza so that the assault can be stopped without any preconditions. This is the Egyptian responsibility. The people of the Arab and Islamic world must call on the Egyptian regime to open the borders".

Iran has denounced Arab 'traitors' in Gaza crisis.

Supreme leader of Iran said hypocrites and traitor are helping Israel against muslims of Gaza.

Ayatollah Khamenei said in a letter to the Palestinian Prime Minister Ishmael Haniyeh: Fate of Arab leaders will be same as that of Jews in Battle of Ahzab.

In 625 A.D. the Jews defeated by Prophet Mohammed and expelled from Arabia.

Iranian leader told Palestinians that they are "victorious this very day" and by continuing this noble resistance you will bring inhumane Israelis further defeat.

President Ahmadinejad also accused Arab governments of complicity in 'genocide'.

Iran President said that some states in the Middle East "tolerate genocide" in Gaza with "silence and smile" of satisfaction.

He said some of them were standing back in silence and even supporting Israeli attacks on Gaza.

"Arabs are expecting that this defenceless people will be broken and that they will surrender to the oppression of the occupiers."

"With God's help and resistence of Gazans, undoubtedly Israel will fail and will eventually collapse."

Iran has publicly backed Hamas in Gaza as some Western
and Arab states have sought to isolate the Islamic
group.

Mr Ahmadinejad urged Arabs to cut trade ties with Israel. "Today is the day that the Arab League must fulfil its duty. If not today, then when?" he asked.

Addressing a press conference, broadcast live on TV, President Ahmadinejad said: "Cutting trade relations
with the Israel by Muslim countries is the least expectation from these states."

In Lebanon also the powerful Hezbollah leader slams "Arab-Zionist collaboration".

Arab governments were accused of "aiding" Israeli military campaign in Gaza.

Hezbollah leader condemned the Arab world for helping Israel. "Arab nations are cooperating with Israel".

Israel launched war on Palestinians in Gaza on 27 December 2008.

Hasan Nasrallah blasted Israeli assault on Gaza and "Arab collaboration".

Hezbollah Chief pointed the finger at Arab regimes for "conspiring with Israel" against residents of Gaza.

He condemned the Israeli massacre of Gazans and identified the role of certain Arab regimes in "conspiring with Israel".

Hezbollah chief praised Gazans and said they have two options - "Resistance or humiliating surrender" - and they are resisting with great perseverance.

Nasrallah urged "the Egyptian regime specifically to open the Rafah crossing so that aid can flow into Gaza and help Gazans in their struggle."

"We are not asking Egypt to launch a war against Israel. Men in Gaza are quite capable and ready to fight. All we ask is that Egypt does not exploit the war to put pressure on the Palestinian resistance. If you do not open the crossing, then you are partners in the crime," he said.

Nasrallah said the Arab world had "the money and enough political power to stop the carnage in Gaza."

"There is true and full collaboration between certain Arab regimes, especially those who have already signed peace deals with Israel, to crush any form of resistance," he told thousands of supporters in Beirut.

Nasrallah said that the Israel-US alliance was trying to impose a "humiliating" settlement on Lebanon, Syria and Palestine. "Those Arab regimes are helping the Israelis."

"What is going on in Gaza right now is in a very clear way a permanent American and Israeli scheme in the region to impose a humiliating settlement with Israeli and American conditions on the rest of the Arabs. The Americans and the Zionists want a settlement for the Arab-Israeli conflict. They want it in their own form with their own conditions. The Palestinians, the Lebanese and the Syrians must give in to these conditions according to their plan. The Americans and the Zionists are putting their efforts to impose their conditions through pressure, isolation, blockades, internal divisions, assassinations and so on."

Hezbollah leader was speaking in the Lebanese capital Beirut in a live TV speech broadcast around the world Sunday 28 December 2008, 1800 GMT.

Nasrallah accused Arab nations - particularly Egypt and Jordan - of cooperation with Israel in its offensive in the Gaza Strip: "There are some who speak of Arab silence, but this is wrong. There is full Arab cooperation, especially by those who have signed so-called peace agreements with Israel."

He also condemned Egypt for casting the responsibility of the condition in Gaza on Hamas.