TEHRAN – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called on Iranian students to protect the system’s Islamic identity in the face of enemy plots.

The most important duty of the Iranian youth is to protect the true identity of the Islamic system, which is based on justice, equality, morality, and fighting against the enemies’ conspiracies, Ayatollah Khamenei told students of the University of Science and Technology in a meeting on Sunday.
“If the nation and officials protect the Islamic system’s identity, no enemy can undermine this country,” the Leader asserted.
Ayatollah Khamenei said the system’s identity is its soul, without which its legal structure would not survive. The longevity of the system depends on the protection of its Islamic identity, he added.
“If we forget justice and Islamic ethics… if officials forget about serving the people… if weakness dominates officials’ international and political relations, the identity of the Islamic Republic will be lost,” he stated.
Ayatollah Khamenei said Muslim countries respect the Islamic Republic because supporting Muslim nations, including the oppressed nation of Palestine, is part of the Islamic system’s identity.
He said the Islamic system will never stop fighting the global hegemons and their efforts to oppress other nations, the major powers’ interference in the affairs of other countries, and moral secularism.
The Islamic Republic has been able to make enemies surrender by defying the hegemonistic powers, he added.
Ayatollah Khamenei said the United States’ plans in the Middle East have failed, whereas the Islamic Republic has made progress.
The Leader also called on students to redouble their efforts to help the country accelerate its scientific and economic development in order to foil the enemies’ plots.
Iran’s scientific efforts should have the goal of turning the country into the world’s scientific center, and this great objective will be achieved through the efforts of Iranian scientists and students, he advised.
The Leader said history shows that students have always fought against hegemony, domination, and dictatorship and have always sought justice.
He also urged students to make every effort to strengthen national unity and to more actively participate in Iran’s struggle against the enemies’ plots.