Tehran, June 4 - Islamic Revolution Leader, Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei in a ceremony to mark the 17th demise anniversary of Imam Khomeini (may Allah be pleased with him) declared Iran's principle stance towards current developments, saying that the uni ted Iranian nation will bring the country to its deserving status through the highly precious legacy of the honorable Imam and will not let anyone intimidate Iranian national interests at all.
Ayatollah Khameni said that the thoughts and views of Imam Khomeini are alive among the Iranian nation as well as the Islamic ummah, adding that Imam Khomeini, through his unique individual character, transformed the Iranian nation to one of the most inf luential nations of the world and the most important nation in the region, so that at present all factors of conquering the great summits of progress and dignity have gathered in the nation and the awakened world of Islam for its part pursues independenc e from hegemonic powers and the materialization of Islam.
Concerning Iran's position towards current international issues, Ayatollah Khamenei denounced as unfounded the propaganda of the Western media and the Zionist-affiliated media's empire which claim 'there is a consensus against Iran,' 'the Islamic Republi c of Iran is a threat to the world,' 'Iran seeks to build atomic bomb' and 'human rights are violated in Iran,' adding, the allegations of an 'international consensus' against Iran is a shear lie of America and some other countries, because 116 members o f the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) supported Iran's courageous move to possess nuclear technology, and at the same time, the Conference of the Islamic Organization (OIC), independent governments and even those countries which are under America's pressure s upport the move.
Ayatollah Khamenei asserted that no country, nation, or sincere official of a country agrees to abandon use of new energy resources and instead stretch hands to a few Western countries, adding that the world countries and nations approve the move of the Islamic Revolution of Iran by word or heart and that the consensus of a few monopolistic countries has no value.
The Islamic Revolution leader described Iran's relations with different countries as friendly, adding that Iran is no threat to other countries, including its neighbors, and is of the same opinion with Arab countries concerning the leading Islamic-Arab i ssue which is the Palestinian issue and explicitly expresses what they keep in heart and for the same reason all Arab nations take pride in Iran's position towards the Palestinian issue.
Referring to the baseless propaganda of the Western media that Iran seeks to make nuclear weapon, Ayatollah Khamenei said "we have declared at all times that we need not possess Atomic weapons because contrary to America we do not seek dominance over the world and are not minded to impose undue costs of such a pretension on our nation and at the same time consider the application of nuclear arms as being against Islam and religious tenets.
Ayatollah Khamenei asserted that the Iranian youth and nation are Iran's nuclear bombs that have ever persevered with the ultimate of power and faith in the most difficult fields and will continue to stand.
Ayatollah Khamenei called on America's ruling administration to compare it with the Iranian government and its president with the Iranian President so that it realizes its status in the world.
"At present, the American administration is one of the most abhorred administrations in the American history, while the Iranian serving administration is one of the most popular administrations since the Mashrooteh constitutional revolution a century ago ," the IR Leader said.
Ayatollah Khamenei touched on the expression of disgust and hatred at the American President by the people of various countries of the world, even the European and Latin American ones as well as the American administration's mistrust in its own people em erging in spying of public ordinary phone calls, adding that the American President in order to realize in what a position he stands would rather compare that status of affairs with those of the Iranian President's recent visit to Indonesia as well as fo rmer Iranian presidents' visits to different countries in which they received rapturous welcome.
Ayatollah Khamenei referred to America's enormous spending in Iraq in order to bring to power a puppet regime and the ensuing failure of the country as well as its failure in the Palestinian elections and its bungled attempt to change the platform of the Lebanese government and nation, questioning why Mr. Bush declines to admit that he has made America and the American nation detested and that his performance has further undermined its country.
Ayatollah Khamenei then compared President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's respectful letter to the American President with an impolite, tactless letter by the Americans which failed to follow diplomatic norms and was ample with vanity, adding that the American ad ministration would not lose a single opportunity during the past 27 years if it could deal a blow to the Islamic Republic of Iran, nevertheless, despite all pressures and attempts of America, the Iranian nation has further grown.
Ayatollah Khamenei said that the administration which carries Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib prisons as well as the criminal acts in Haditha and Kabul and hundreds of other cases in its file has no right to profess to support human rights and combat terrorism .
Referring to American claims that they are able to secure flow of energy in the region, Ayatollah Khamenei asserted that if Americans make a mistake about Iran, the flow of energy will definitely be jeopardized and America will fail to secure flow of ene rgy in the region.
Referring to enemies' futile propaganda attacks at the pillars which secure continuation of the revolution, Ayatollah Khamenei said that the Islamic Revolution is invincible because the Iranian people are truly faithful and consider it as their obligatio n to safeguard religious values. Elaborating on the great legacy of the late Imam Khomeini for the Iranian nation, Ayatollah Khamenei touched on political independence, national self-confidence, cultural self-confidence, strong faith, national courage, a s well as people and officials' alertness in the face of enemies, adding that the Iranian nation will vigilantly and carefully safeguard these vital resources and by gaining benefits from practicing them will make its bright future.
The honorable Leader viewed abundant and precious natural and human resources as the backing of the Iranian nation in the path of progress and advance. Ayatollah Khamenei referred to the innovative power and the capabilities of the Iranian scientists and researches in different fields, including nuclear technology, adding former (Iranian) administrations provided many grounds for the country's progress and now that the administration of work, effort and diligence, it must utilize these grounds and the e xisting unanimity among the nation and officials to expedite the rate of progress and prosperity so that the Iranian nation reaches its deserving position.
His Eminence, Ayatollah Khamenei described boosted religious faith, efforts of all officials to materialize justice, as well as the increase of the country's scientific strength as keys to the progress and advance of the country, adding that national uni ty and calm in the country secures these keys and for the same reason, those who undermine these keys and weaken the national unity and the Iranian unity by acting against the country's security, under the guise of supporting sects and tribes, are actual ly serving enemy. The Leader called on the bodies in charge to identify enemies' targets and vigilantly defend the nation's rights, including the right of security and progress.
The Honorable Leader considered belief in God, belief in people, belief in the path, and belief successfulness as keys to national progress, adding that enemies of the nation are ready to award those who undermine the people's faith or disrupt scientific activity at universities and scientific and research centers.
Ayatollah Khamenei said that the preservation of the fine tree of the Islamic Republic calls for unity and dedication of all the people's strata, adding that the people from all walks of life, the country's officials, the political elites, the scientific elites, the seminarians and academics as well as other strata, are all among the Islamic Republic's ummah and all those who believe in the Imam, the path of the Imam and his testament, pursue the country's dignity and scientific progress, keep adherence to the independence of Iran and step in the path of national interests are regarded insiders.
Ayatollah Khamenei urged avoiding negligence and further care to maintain unity, adding that the nation is deserved to reach a historic position and in order to materialize the great goal, the utmost of efforts must be made in order to materialize the as pirations of the Imam and the revolution.
Ayatollah Khameni said that the thoughts and views of Imam Khomeini are alive among the Iranian nation as well as the Islamic ummah, adding that Imam Khomeini, through his unique individual character, transformed the Iranian nation to one of the most inf luential nations of the world and the most important nation in the region, so that at present all factors of conquering the great summits of progress and dignity have gathered in the nation and the awakened world of Islam for its part pursues independenc e from hegemonic powers and the materialization of Islam.
Concerning Iran's position towards current international issues, Ayatollah Khamenei denounced as unfounded the propaganda of the Western media and the Zionist-affiliated media's empire which claim 'there is a consensus against Iran,' 'the Islamic Republi c of Iran is a threat to the world,' 'Iran seeks to build atomic bomb' and 'human rights are violated in Iran,' adding, the allegations of an 'international consensus' against Iran is a shear lie of America and some other countries, because 116 members o f the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) supported Iran's courageous move to possess nuclear technology, and at the same time, the Conference of the Islamic Organization (OIC), independent governments and even those countries which are under America's pressure s upport the move.
Ayatollah Khamenei asserted that no country, nation, or sincere official of a country agrees to abandon use of new energy resources and instead stretch hands to a few Western countries, adding that the world countries and nations approve the move of the Islamic Revolution of Iran by word or heart and that the consensus of a few monopolistic countries has no value.
The Islamic Revolution leader described Iran's relations with different countries as friendly, adding that Iran is no threat to other countries, including its neighbors, and is of the same opinion with Arab countries concerning the leading Islamic-Arab i ssue which is the Palestinian issue and explicitly expresses what they keep in heart and for the same reason all Arab nations take pride in Iran's position towards the Palestinian issue.
Referring to the baseless propaganda of the Western media that Iran seeks to make nuclear weapon, Ayatollah Khamenei said "we have declared at all times that we need not possess Atomic weapons because contrary to America we do not seek dominance over the world and are not minded to impose undue costs of such a pretension on our nation and at the same time consider the application of nuclear arms as being against Islam and religious tenets.
Ayatollah Khamenei asserted that the Iranian youth and nation are Iran's nuclear bombs that have ever persevered with the ultimate of power and faith in the most difficult fields and will continue to stand.
Ayatollah Khamenei called on America's ruling administration to compare it with the Iranian government and its president with the Iranian President so that it realizes its status in the world.
"At present, the American administration is one of the most abhorred administrations in the American history, while the Iranian serving administration is one of the most popular administrations since the Mashrooteh constitutional revolution a century ago ," the IR Leader said.
Ayatollah Khamenei touched on the expression of disgust and hatred at the American President by the people of various countries of the world, even the European and Latin American ones as well as the American administration's mistrust in its own people em erging in spying of public ordinary phone calls, adding that the American President in order to realize in what a position he stands would rather compare that status of affairs with those of the Iranian President's recent visit to Indonesia as well as fo rmer Iranian presidents' visits to different countries in which they received rapturous welcome.
Ayatollah Khamenei referred to America's enormous spending in Iraq in order to bring to power a puppet regime and the ensuing failure of the country as well as its failure in the Palestinian elections and its bungled attempt to change the platform of the Lebanese government and nation, questioning why Mr. Bush declines to admit that he has made America and the American nation detested and that his performance has further undermined its country.
Ayatollah Khamenei then compared President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's respectful letter to the American President with an impolite, tactless letter by the Americans which failed to follow diplomatic norms and was ample with vanity, adding that the American ad ministration would not lose a single opportunity during the past 27 years if it could deal a blow to the Islamic Republic of Iran, nevertheless, despite all pressures and attempts of America, the Iranian nation has further grown.
Ayatollah Khamenei said that the administration which carries Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib prisons as well as the criminal acts in Haditha and Kabul and hundreds of other cases in its file has no right to profess to support human rights and combat terrorism .
Referring to American claims that they are able to secure flow of energy in the region, Ayatollah Khamenei asserted that if Americans make a mistake about Iran, the flow of energy will definitely be jeopardized and America will fail to secure flow of ene rgy in the region.
Referring to enemies' futile propaganda attacks at the pillars which secure continuation of the revolution, Ayatollah Khamenei said that the Islamic Revolution is invincible because the Iranian people are truly faithful and consider it as their obligatio n to safeguard religious values. Elaborating on the great legacy of the late Imam Khomeini for the Iranian nation, Ayatollah Khamenei touched on political independence, national self-confidence, cultural self-confidence, strong faith, national courage, a s well as people and officials' alertness in the face of enemies, adding that the Iranian nation will vigilantly and carefully safeguard these vital resources and by gaining benefits from practicing them will make its bright future.
The honorable Leader viewed abundant and precious natural and human resources as the backing of the Iranian nation in the path of progress and advance. Ayatollah Khamenei referred to the innovative power and the capabilities of the Iranian scientists and researches in different fields, including nuclear technology, adding former (Iranian) administrations provided many grounds for the country's progress and now that the administration of work, effort and diligence, it must utilize these grounds and the e xisting unanimity among the nation and officials to expedite the rate of progress and prosperity so that the Iranian nation reaches its deserving position.
His Eminence, Ayatollah Khamenei described boosted religious faith, efforts of all officials to materialize justice, as well as the increase of the country's scientific strength as keys to the progress and advance of the country, adding that national uni ty and calm in the country secures these keys and for the same reason, those who undermine these keys and weaken the national unity and the Iranian unity by acting against the country's security, under the guise of supporting sects and tribes, are actual ly serving enemy. The Leader called on the bodies in charge to identify enemies' targets and vigilantly defend the nation's rights, including the right of security and progress.
The Honorable Leader considered belief in God, belief in people, belief in the path, and belief successfulness as keys to national progress, adding that enemies of the nation are ready to award those who undermine the people's faith or disrupt scientific activity at universities and scientific and research centers.
Ayatollah Khamenei said that the preservation of the fine tree of the Islamic Republic calls for unity and dedication of all the people's strata, adding that the people from all walks of life, the country's officials, the political elites, the scientific elites, the seminarians and academics as well as other strata, are all among the Islamic Republic's ummah and all those who believe in the Imam, the path of the Imam and his testament, pursue the country's dignity and scientific progress, keep adherence to the independence of Iran and step in the path of national interests are regarded insiders.
Ayatollah Khamenei urged avoiding negligence and further care to maintain unity, adding that the nation is deserved to reach a historic position and in order to materialize the great goal, the utmost of efforts must be made in order to materialize the as pirations of the Imam and the revolution.