Supreme Leader lambasts US hue and cry over Iran's nuke plan
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Tehran, March 9, IRNA
Iran-Nuclear-Supreme Leader
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei in a meeting with members of Experts Assembly Thursday morning briefed them on the facts about nuclear issue and two major reasons for the US continued hue and cry.
Ayatollah Khamenei also said this (US hostility) has been going on at various occasions over the past 27 years.
The Supreme Leader said that today, the Iranian people and officials resist any pressure and threat by relying upon the Almighty God.
Ayatollah Khamenei added that by resorting to their wisdom and keeping up their unity, the Iranians are determined to continue their move to access advanced technologies, such as that of the nuclear energy.
The Supreme Leader referred to the US pretext to continue psychological war against the Islamic ruling system and preventing Iran's scientific and technological progress as the basic reasons for US objection to the peaceful use of nuclear energy by the Iranian nation.
"The Americans are well aware that due to the strategic depth of the late Imam Khomeini's spiritual influence and the highly attractive system of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the world of Islam, today in any election held in Islamic states, such as that in Iraq and Egypt, people will vote for Islamic groups.
"Such facts make it almost impossible for them (enemies) to tolerate the Islamic system," added the Supreme Leader.
Turning to the faith, consciousness, experience, growing progress, strongly organized domestic system and deep spiritual influence in the world of Islam as the principles of the authority of the Islamic system, Ayatollah Khamenei said that in practice the US confrontation with Iran manifests itself in continued psychological war with the Iranian ruling system and nation.
"Given that a pretext is required for such a psychological war, today the US administrators have turned to the nuclear energy as an excuse.
"On different occasions over the past 27 years, whenever the US pretext lost its effect for any reason, immediately it brought up another one, given its belief that continued psychological war with the Iranian nation is the best way to confront the Islamic system," added the Supreme Leader.
Ayatollah Khamenei said that therefore, if the government and nation surrender their rights to access nuclear energy at this point, the game will not be over rather the US will find another excuse.
The Supreme Leader pointed to Iran's continued cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on its nuclear program and noted that over the past two and a half years, the government has tried in every possible way to solve the issue.
"However, the Europeans eventually told us that to gain their confidence we should suspend our entire nuclear activities.
"In the world of today, scientific knowledge is the foundation of economic and political power, and for this reason the US attempts to prevent Iran's scientific progress," added Ayatollah Khamenei.
The Supreme Leader said that according to the nuclear
Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), all countries are entitled to access nuclear energy.
Referring to the call of some Western states for official recognition of Iran's right to access nuclear technology, Ayatollah Khamenei said that recognizing an inalienable and legal right is a superficial, futile and senseless privilege, given that it has been officially recognized in international treaties.
"Therefore, it does not need to be officially recognized by Europeans," concluded the Supreme Leader.
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