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IR Leader receives lawmakers
IR Leader receives lawmakers
Tehran, May 28 - Islamic Revolution Leader, His Eminence Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khaemeni Sunday made significant remarks about the current situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran in a meeting with the Parliament Speaker and lawmakers.
IR Leader receives Afghan President
IR Leader receives Afghan President
Tehran, May 27 - Islamic Revolution Leader, His Eminence Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei, told visiting Afghan President Hamed Karzai that deep cultural, religious and historical bonds between the two nations of Iran and Afghanistan provide an appropriate ground to further consolidate bilateral ties.
IR Leader honors Imam Khomeini ideas
IR Leader honors Imam Khomeini ideas
Tehran, May 24 - "The thought, reality and identity of the late Imam Khomeini remain alive and burgeoning," Islamic Revolution Leader, His Eminence Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei told members of Imam Khomeini Commemoration Committee Wednesday, urging for preserving and safeguarding thought and ideas of Imam and moving in the path of those ideas.
IR Leader warns about empire of media
IR Leader warns about empire of media
Tehran, May 16 - Islamic Revolution Leader Tuesday highlighted role of media in forming culture and thought of nations and their identity as well as promotion of ethics and spirituality in society.

"If ethics and virtue govern media management and programming, the conditions of human being will indeed improve and under such conditions media could help make people happy," Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei told media directors and program makers of different countries who are currently in Tehran to attend an international festival of radio programs.
IR Leader honors 'Teachers Day'
IR Leader honors 'Teachers Day'
Tehran, May 2 - "Education and nurture is the cornerstone of the future of the country," Islamic Revolution Leader told a large group of teachers and educationists Tuesday, adding that if the Iranian people wish to have a bright future and improved conditions, special attention should be paid to education and nurture.
Emir of Qatar meets IR Leader
Emir of Qatar meets IR Leader
Tehran, May 1 - Islamic Revolution Leader held meeting Monday with visiting Emir of Qatar, calling for further cooperation among Islamic countries.
His Eminence Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei told Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani that Iran and Qatar must broaden their mutual ties more than ever, because proximity of regional countries proves beneficial for their bilateral ties and also for the whole region and the world of Islam.
IR Leader urges neat compilation of Mashrooteh history
IR Leader urges neat compilation of Mashrooteh history
Tehran, April 29 - Islamic Revolution Leader, Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei called Saturday on national historians to delve into the realities of the Mashrooteh constitutional revolution and study the role of religious scholars in the movement to find answers to why the movement missed its target and, instead played into the hands of British government.
IR Leader receives workers
IR Leader receives workers
Tehran, April 26 - Islamic Revolution Leader received Wednesday morning thousands of workers from across the country, expressing hope for improvement of their living conditions, social security and other problems of workers community in due time under prudence and serious follow-up of the serving administration.
IR Leader receives Sudanese President
IR Leader receives Sudanese President
Tehran, April 25 - Islamic Revolution Leader called Sudan the largest Islamic country which enjoys ample natural and human resources.
His Eminence Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei made the remarks during a meeting Tuesday with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and his accompanying delegation.
IR Leader urges promotion of Army
IR Leader urges promotion of Army
Tehran, april 19 - Islamic Revolution Leader and Commander-in-Chief, His Eminence Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei recieved Wednesday the IRI's Army Chief and other high-ranking officers.

Ayatollah Khamenei told the audience that motivation and hope are key to progress and accomplishment, adding that any spirit of hope could bring about innovation.
Arab poets meets with IR Leader
Arab poets meets with IR Leader
Tehran, April 15 - A number of Arab poets, having attended the third International Conference on al-Qods and Support for the Rights of Palestinian People, recited their poems on innocent Palestinian nation and the holy al-Qods in an intimate meeting with the Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei.
IR Leader receives statesmen
IR Leader receives statesmen
Tehran, April 15 - Islamic Revolution Leader, His Eminence Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei Sunday morning received statesmen from home and abroad in a meeting held to mark the auspicious birth anniversary of the Noblest Messenger of Allah (S.A.) and his revered descendant Imam Jaafar al-Sadegh (A.S.)
Heads of Three Powers and officials of the Islamic System as well as ambassadors of the Islamic Countries were attending the meeting.
Int'l Qods conference kicks off
Int'l Qods conference kicks off
Tehran, April 14 - An International conference on the holy Qods and support for the Palestinians kicked off in Tehran minutes ago at the presence of the Supreme Leader of Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and President Mahmoud Ahmadinej ad.

The event brings together delegates from fifty countries, including 24 Parliament Speakers.

Featuring prominently at the three-day conference are topics such as racial discrimination practiced by the Zionist regime of Israel against Palestinians, the need to support the new Palestinian government, the return home of all Palestinian refugees and formation of an independent Palestinian state with Beit-ul-moqaddas as its capital.
Palestinian issue, at focal point
Islamic Revolution Leader, His Eminence, Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei Friday afternoon addresed the opening session of the third International conference on Qods and support for the rights of the Palestinian people.
Int'l consensus is against US arrogance
Int'l consensus is against US arrogance
Tehran, March 26 - Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei refered Sunday to high ethics and persistance as the two main lessons of the Holy Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).
Addressing thousands of Basij members from all across the country , Supreme Leader said :" Thank to the passionate spirit of the Iranian nation and courage and wisdom of the Iranian officials we will ascend the Islamci Iran to the point which make disappointed enemeis from further confrontation".
Iran owe to the sacrifices of martyrs
Iran owe to the sacrifices of martyrs
Dehlavieh, Khuzestan Province, March 25 - Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyed Ali Khamenei here Saturday said the today, future and dignity of the Iranian nation owe to the devoution and sacrifices of the martyres who defended against Baath regime and foiled their plots.
The Supreme Leader arrived here Saturday, the first official working day in the country after the New Year holidays.
Leader addresses people in Mashahd
Leader addresses people in Mashahd
Mashad, March 21, 2006 - Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei Tuesday evening addressed thousands of pilgrims of the holy shrine of the eighth Shiite Imam, the revered Imam Reza (A.S.), in this northeastern city.
Drawing up the prospects of the Iranian nation and governments in the new Iranian year of 1385, named after the exalted Prophet (S), the Leader elaborated on the positions of the Islamic System on issues like nuclear energy and technology, the Security Council as well as certain comments about negotiation with the United States on Iraq, adding that the nation and the statesmen will steadfastly guard their rights by means of resolve, hope, solidarity and reliance on Divine Graces.
IR Leader's New Year's Day message
IR Leader's New Year's Day message
Tehran, March 20 - Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei issued a verbal message on the advent of the new Iranian year of 1385. The following is the text of his message to the Iranian people in full.

In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate

O, The One who changes hearts and states over,
O, The administrator of night and day,
O, The Author of Might and States,
Change our states over to the best.
Leader met foreign ministry officials
Tehran, March 13 - Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution said Tuesday that a sense of Islamic dignity and identity which has emerged in the Islamic world thanks to the triumph of the Islamic revolution is a key element of power for the Iranian nation which must indeed be considered in international relations.

Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei made the remarks during a meeting with Foreign Minister Manoochehr Mottaki and the ministry's ambassadors, deputies, aides, charges d'affaires as well as heads of Iran's consulates abroad.
Nuclear issue, an excuse at US hand
Tehran, March 9 - Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei Thursday morning downplayed US continuous hue and cry over the country's nuclear issue and said the Iranian nation will not draw back from its path.

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