TEHRAN (IRNA) -- Government spokesman, Gholam-Hossein Elham said on Wednesday that it has become clear to everyone now that the issue of human rights was being used as a political tool against Iran.

Addressing a local seminar on Armed Forces' Public Relations offices, he said the contemporary world was engaged in a ""soft war"" which is fought by media and in form of psychological war and propaganda.
Elham said that the enemy has started a massive campaign against Iran both from inside and outside the country to undermine efficiency of the Iranian government and force it to become passive at international scenes.
The spokesman stressed the role of public relations offices in defusing enemy's plots and its psychological warfare.
""Adopting proper ways to defeat enemies' psychological war is one of the major duties of the public relations offices.""
He said that Iranians should take the initiative in confronting enemies propaganda.