"In addition to the developments caused by the regional revolutions, the events which have happened in Iraq and Afghanistan are the most explicit reason that these movements are driven by the Islamic Awakening," Velayati said in Tehran on Sunday.
He said that the recent developments in Egypt and the Egyptian officials' attempts to compile the country's new Constitution based on the Islamic laws of Shariah as well as the rise of Islamists in Tunisia are other indications that the Islamic Awakening is prevailing among the regional states.
Since the start of 2011, the region has witnessed a growing wave of popular protests resulted from the people's growing awareness and vigilance.
Tunisia saw the overthrow of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in a popular revolution in January, which was soon followed by a revolution which toppled Hosni Mubarak in Egypt in February.
Libya was the third country touched by the Islamic Awakening. Libyans also embraced victory after months of bloody campaign against the country's dictator, Muammar al-Qaddafi.
Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Yemen have since been the scene of protests against their totalitarian rulers, who have resorted to brutal crackdown on demonstrations to silence their critics.
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Senior Advisor of the Iranian Supreme Leader for International Affairs Ali Akbar Velayati underlined that the recent regional developments, specially in Iraq, Afghanistan, Tunisia and Egypt, indicate that Islamic Awakening is spreading throughout the region.
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