TEHRAN Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamanei said in Arak, Central Province, on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic, with bright prospects on the horizon thanks to its reliance on the people, has stood against the arrogant powers in the world. Addressing a large public gathering, the Leader said the Iranian nation has no way but to resist the global arrogance in a bid to prevent the plundering of its resources.
The Leader said the continued anti-Iran hostility of the power centers in the world, particularly the U.S., has taken shape because of Iran's resistance to the political, economic and cultural hegemony of the power centers. The Leader pointed to the political, social and ethical weaknesses of the U.S. administration especially in the course of the current presidential election and said the U.S. democracy is only a false publicity and fraud is synonymous with the election in the U.S. The democracy advocated by the U.S. is nothing more than an illusion, the Leader said.
The Leader said the defying U.S. economic sanctions against the other nations by European and Asian countries is an indication of the weakness of the U.S. administration and escalation of Palestinian uprising against the Zionist regime despite the high cost the U.S. has paid to protect the Zionist regime and to uproot the Palestinian nation is another indication of the weakness the U.S. is suffering. The Palestinian nation has stood against the Zionist regime and takes action to deal with the brutal Israeli attacks and of course the Palestinian nation will not limit itself to stone throwing and will reciprocate the violent Israeli military action with military action to defend its own dignity and liberate their land, the Leader said.
The Leader said the OIC Summit declaration in Doha concerning Palestine is the outcome of the explicit stance adopted by the Islamic Republic of Iran and is acceptable adding that the Muslim and Arab states are required to translate their verbal support for Palestine into action. Referring to domestic issues, the Leader said the government has given preference to campaign against poverty, corruption and discrimination and called for serious actions to deal with the three problems. The Leader said the young generation is the great asset of the country and called on the respective officials to avoid magnifying possible mistakes of the youth and observe sincerity in their contacts with the youth.
The Leader called on the youth to safeguard their faith and spirit for reconstruction of the country and develop their political insight. Ayatollah Khamenei expressed dismay at the performance of certain cultural officials and said those who distort the political situation in the Iranian community with unfounded allegations against democracy in Iran are not serving the country and the people. The Leader paid tribute to the religious personalities born in the province including the late Imam Khomeini and late Ayatollah Hayeri Yazdi who laid the foundation of the theological center in the holy city of Qom.
(IRNA)