(MENAFN) Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, delivered a speech on Tuesday at the holy shrine of Imam Reza on the occasion of the New Iranian year. The Leader started his speech by focusing on the concept of "transformation" as meaning “the strengthening of advantages and the elimination of weak points and flaws.” Ayatollah Khamenei described this kind of "transformation" as an essential need of the country. He pointed out that the main objective of the enemies in broaching the concept of “structural transformations” is to change the identity of the Islamic Republic.
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution noted that the West exerted pressures on Iran in order to isolate it, but their efforts in this regard backfired. Underlining that the ultimate goal of the apparently pro-change and transformation statements by the Arrogant Powers is to turn Islamic democracy into one-man and submissive government, he said that in everything they do, they seek to politically and economically dominate Iran and plunder it.
Ayatollah Khamenei considered “the strong and firm internal foundation of the Iranian nation” as one of the country’s prominent points of strength. He noted that this intrinsic firmness and strength stems from the people’s faith, because even those individuals who apparently do not fully practice some of Islam’s laws, they do believe in God, the Qur'an, and the [Twelve] Imams.
In explaining the overt indications for the internal cohesion and strength of the Iranian nation, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution pointed to “the overcoming by the nation over the cycle of the enemy’s consecutive and decades-long hostilities of the world’s Arrogant Powers.” He further stated, “Which country and revolution do you know that has been able to resist the blows of the world's most powerful countries? The Iranian nation has stood firmly against a long chain of the enemy's schemes, including coup attempts, sanctions, and media assaults.”
The Supreme Leader considered “coups, political pressures, unprecedented media assault, security conspiracies, and unprecedented economic sanctions” as being dimensions of the enemies’ nonstop conspiracies. “During recent unrest, US president and heads of states of certain European countries openly offered weapons, and financial and security support to rioters to at least weaken the Islamic Republic. But what happened was the opposite,” he said.
Ayatollah Khamenei's speech highlights the ongoing tensions between Iran and the West, and the Iranian government's efforts to resist external pressures and maintain its internal cohesion and strength. The Leader's emphasis on the importance of faith and internal unity suggests a belief in the resilience of the Iranian people and their ability to withstand external challenges. However, the continued hostility from the West and the threat of sanctions and other forms of economic pressure pose ongoing challenges for the Iranian government and people.
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