Soft War is an undeniable phenomenon

The pervasive soft war staged by the enemy today is undeniable.  In this war, artists and intellectuals resemble the armed forces in a military war. Some individuals pass by this national event indifferently; some side with the enemies and help them; the first group are irresponsible and the latter are on the side of the enemies.

Another source of conflict [with the enemy] is in regards to having a correct understanding of the realities in Iran and the world. If you have a correct understanding of your own country's realities, this is to their disadvantage. They are opposed to accurate knowledge: they are fighting against it. What is their weapon of choice? The very dangerous weapon belonging to the media, particularly recently emerged media. By creating false images, they try to divert the thoughts of the Iranian nation. They portray both false images on Iran and about themselves. They also create false images regarding the conditions of the region. One of the false images that they create is that they are in a position of power -- while they are not in a position of power.

Now, their hard power is a visible type of power. In other words, they have money, military weapons, and media resources: these are their hard weapons. However, in international confrontations, it is the soft power which is the main criterion. Soft war power equals logic, reasoning, sensible arguments, and new discourse – a new discourse which plays a determining role in life. --It means presenting new ideas. They have no new ideas to show. They have no logic. The U.S. is extremely poor at soft war power. They only know how to bully others: its reasoning is poor.

Today, its liberal democracy is ridiculed around the world. Its methods of implementing liberal democracy – which they were once proud of – are being widely criticized by intellectuals from throughout the world. That is why you are witnessing that the US – which enjoys atomic power, advanced technology, and large sources of money – has been defeated in many parts of the world. It was defeated in Iraq, in Syria, in Lebanon, in Pakistan, and in Afghanistan. It has been defeated in its confrontation against global powers; and today, one can envisage other defeats for the US. --This is the image that they have created about themselves which is false and fabricated.

They have created another image which is completely false and deceptive: that of Islamic Iran. It is an image which they are trying to promote to shift public opinion around the world. They want to present it to us, the Iranian nation, as well. They want to inject these false notions into us and convince us to accept the ideas that they have spread about our country. By relying on economic problems, which exist in our country and which are realities, they are nurturing some erroneous notions in their own thoughtless and unintelligent minds.

The pervasive soft war staged by the enemy today is undeniable. However, some deny it, hence themselves forming a part of the soft war.  In this war, artists and intellectuals resemble the armed forces in an actual military war. Some individuals pass by this national event indifferently; some side with the enemies and help them; the first group are irresponsible and the latter are on the side of the enemies. Compared to the armed forces in a military war, one can identify the culpability of both groups.

Today, in the country, there is a large number of people who take a responsible position and make great endeavors; this should increase day by day.  Defending the magnificence of Iran, the Iranian culture, the Iranian family, the glorious movement by the Iranian nation, etc. cannot be achieved merely through rhetoric and letters. Arts must take up the arena. The role of movies and TV series is very prominent in this regard. Attend to national issues in the series you produce; promote cultural themes such as the dear martyrs; the Sacred Defense; the Islamic Revolution; the Islamic lifestyle; the spiritual, faithful motives of the nation and their manifestations; their resistance against the super criminals and global corrupts; the Arbaeen walk and so forth. Articulate the greatness, independence, courage, scientific and practical capacities of this nation through the language of arts. The proper and artistic processing of these themes can be very attractive and popular, both within the country and among other countries and nations.