Supreme Leader: Iranian nation not to yield to any threat
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Tehran, Feb 7, IRNA
Iran-Supreme Leader-Threat
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei here Tuesday said that the Iranian nation will continue its efforts with patience and prudence to gain dignity, national power and independence without yielding to any threat.
Speaking at a gathering of the Air Force commanders and personnel, Ayatollah Khamenei said that the Islamic Revolution has paved the way for the vigilance of people and their movement in the path of dignity and national independence and so it is comparable to Ashura.
The Supreme Leader termed the historical movement of the Muslim and revolutionary young personnel of the Air Force as a turning point quite effective in the victory of the Islamic Revolution.
Turning to the attempts of the Air Force personnel during the Sacred Defense era and their valuable measures towards
self-sufficiency, Ayatollah Khamenei noted that they should proceed to defend the honors of the Iranian nation.
"Today, the ability of the Iranian nation and the youth to access honorable indigenous nuclear technology has deeply panicked the hegemonic powers and global arrogance. So their recent hue and cry is rooted in such a panic, given hegemonic powers are against the independent scientific potential of the world nations," he added.
Ayatollah Khamenei referred to `use of nuclear weapons' which is brought up by the West, in particular the US, as a lie and justification to conceal their basic intention.
"Unfortunately, the international circles have also lost their reputation on account of the influence of the hegemonic powers on them.
"The decision taken by the UN Nuclear watchdog Board of Governors on Saturday was in violation of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which was formerly approved by the West."
The Supreme Leader pointed to the measures taken by Iran over the past two and a half years to stop excuses brought up by the West and remove their suspicions and said, "They eventually admitted that nuclear weapon is not their concern rather they are against Iran's access to peaceful nuclear technology, which is not acceptable to the Iranian nation."
Ayatollah Khamenei noted that today, the officials represent the will and authority of the nation and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's order to the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization and his relevant statement, was exactly in line with the dignity and authority of this nation.
The Supreme Leader approved the recent decisions of the officials in charge as proper and based on specialized assessment in accordance with political, international and technical norms.
"The West does not possess many tools save arrogance, which will be ineffective if the Muslim countries make optimal use of their potentials.
"Since the victory of the Islamic Revolution, the Iranian nation has been aware of its capabilities and neither the national authority nor the Iranian nation should be underestimated by any power."
The Supreme Leader reiterated the need to protect faith, unity and national will and said that the Iranian nation will once more display its will during the upcoming Bahman 22 (February 11) rallies marking the 27th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution.
Concerning the recent blasphemy against the holy Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) by the Western press, the Supreme Leader said that it was a shameful measure by the Western liberal democrats in support of freedom of speech.
"This is while in accordance with this freedom of speech, denial of holocaust has been banned, but sacrilege against the sanctities of 1.5 billion Muslims has been allowed."
The Supreme Leader referred to the move as a threat posed by the Zionists to pit Muslims and Christians against one another.
Turning to the US president's remarks of several years ago about Crusade and the recent support of European leaders for the move on pretext of freedom of expression, Ayatollah Khamenei said that the reaction of Muslims was on time.
"It should be noted, however, that the sacred fury of Muslims was not directed towards Christians. It rather targeted the vicious plotters of the conspiracy to play a game on the politicians of the world hegemony.
"One of the reasons for the Zionists conspiracy is the hard and shocking blow dealt on them by the victory of the Palestinian Resistance Movement, Hamas, in the recent parliamentary election," he added.
The Supreme Leader noted that though during the election, the US officially financed Hamas rival groups, Hamas won the majority of the votes.
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