TEHRAN – Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri, the Armed Forces Chief of Staff, said on Tuesday that the enemies have targeted the Iranian family structure as the most important pillar of the society, adding that women through their active role have thwarted their plots

Baqeri made the remarks in Tehran on Tuesday on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad’s daughter Hazrat Fatemeh Zahra (PBUH), which Iranians celebrate as Women’s Day.

Iranians succeeded in the Islamic Revolution and the Holy Defense (Iraq’s war against Iran in the 1980s) because of women’s active involvement, he said, Mehr reported.

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