Worth reading the English translation of part of the interview given to Khabar on line by Ali Shirazi, Deputy Head of the Political ideology at the Ministry of Defense discussing the last regional events.
According to Khabar Online news agency, Hojjatoleslam Ali Shirazi, Deputy Head of Political Ideology at the Ministry of Defense , in part of his remarks, made some points about the presence of the Quds Force in Syria.
*Some divide Iran’s presence in Syria into before and after the war with ISIS. Some believe that Iran’s presence in Syria, whether as an advisor or during the presence of the Fatemiyoun and Zainabiyoun, was Iran’s control over that country. You were closely involved in the Quds Force during that period. Do you agree with this division between the war with ISIS and post-ISIS? Or do you have your own division?
If we were turning Syria around, we would still be turning it around today and we wouldn’t let it fall into the enemy’s hands today. Some people said Syria is in our hands. They used to say that the president of Syria is Sayyid Razi . If the president of Syria was Sayyid Razi, it wouldn’t have made much difference whether Bashar went or not.
*Well, after the martyrdom of Sayyid Razi, the situation in Syria also changed.
Sayyid Razi left and another person took his place. They did not abandon him.
In Syria, we also supported Hezbollah and Palestine.
*Did it have that much of an impact?
We draw these. We say that Hajj Qasim, Sayyid Razi, and Sayyid Hassan left and this is how it happened. Throughout history {it should be seen}. The Imam also left; did the revolution fall apart? Didn’t some in this country say when the Imam passed away that it was over and the revolution would not remain? Is it left now or not? Some say that the Supreme Leader is stronger than the Imam {he advanced the revolution}. Of course, the Imam has some characteristics that the Agha does not have, and the Agha has some characteristics that the Agha did not have. Each has its own characteristics. The Imam’s art was to make a revolution. The Agha’s art is to preserve the revolution. Each wants his own special expertise, and God gave each of them his own characteristics. But the revolution will not disappear. Sayyid Razi becomes a martyr, God has created a Sayyid Razi in the world, and if he leaves, Islam will fall apart? Didn’t Imam Hussein and the Prophet leave? Islam did not disappear. In the era of Imam Hussein, Imam Hassan, and Imam Sajjad, each has its own characteristics.
*Do you accept this division during Iran’s presence in Syria and during the war with ISIS?
It is natural that during the time we were fighting ISIS, Iran was stronger on the scene. It is the same everywhere. It is the same in our country. How many divisions did we have in Khuzestan when we were fighting Saddam? How many forces do we have in Khuzestan now? As many as during the war? It is natural that after the war, the forces become fewer.
We have military advisors in all countries.
*Did the reduced forces do the same job as during the ISIS war?
We now have military advisors in all countries. We also have military advisors in Iraq and Russia.