| Information Minister Ali Younesi said on Monday that following the September 11 incident, the US is seeking to sow discord among religions and ethnic groups to spark civil war. The US is out to divert the consolidated power of religious groups directed against Israel to religious and ethnic conflicts. Addressing Iran's cultural attaches abroad, he said the US has come to the conclusion that the Islamic Revolution poses a major threat to it and unity between Shi'ite and Sunni Muslims will be detrimental to the interests of Israel. The US is now planning to form factional groups adherents to extremism, he said. Referring to US threats and its interference in the affairs of other countries, he said America is trying hard to present itself as the vanguard and representative of western civilization and this should be seen as a dangerous challenge. |