Enemies intend to undermine pillars of Islamic Republic

Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in an address to people of Isfahan in Imam Khomeini (RA) Husseiniya on Saturday morning condemned hostile endeavors to shake the pillars of Islamic Republic and urged the executives, authorities and different walks of people to advance in different fields, reported Taqrib News Agency (TNA).

The Leader underlined advancement as grounds for strength of the Islamic Republic urging the authorities, intellectuals, elites, youths as well as the academic and seminary communities to struggle to make advancement in science, arts, economy, diplomacy, morality and spirituality.

Ayatollah Khamenei, detailing the answer on “how to advance”, said,” Development demands employment of different means though the key means for advancement is hope and that is the reason why enemies have focused all their capabilities on conveying concepts of discouragement and standoff to the people.”

The Leader warned of the media capabilities of the enemies among them satellite channels, cyberspace and television channels which aim to despair people and stressed,” Despite all these struggles, hope and moves for advancement are still continuing in our country.”

Ayatollah Khamenei referred to a number of recent advancements made in the country and said,” Iranian scientists’ achieving new treatment of blood cancer, domestic production of oil and gas excavation equipment, inaugurating part of railway in Sistan and Baluchistan province, inaugurating a number of factories, operating six power plants, unveiling one of the biggest telescopes in world as well as unveiling a new missile, are all examples of moving forward especially when the enemies are endeavoring to hamper such developments with riots.”

Ayatollah Khamenei added,” Do not let the enemies of Iran to convey despair under the pretext of defending national interests.”

In another part of his remarks, the Leader warned that the aim of those behind the riots is to involve the people in the chaos and vowed that such struggles will only lead to further abhorrence among the people.

Supreme Leader said,” Such incidents and crimes will bring issues for the businesses and people though those behind these riots are much weaker than damaging the Islamic Republic.”

Ayatollah Khamenei detailed the major challenge of arrogant powers with Islamic Republic of Iran and said,” The major issue for the arrogant powers is that if this system is successful and known to the world, then the liberal democracy promoted by the west will fail.”

The Leader referred to the western plot hatched against freedom and democracy in countries under the name of freedom and democracy and added,” Afghanistan is a close and outstanding instance when the US launched military invasion against the country under the pretext of fighting an unpopular ruling system but it left the country with much shame after two decades of crimes and looting and re-emergence of the government they had toppled.”

Supreme Leader of Islamic Republic made the comments in a meeting with people of Isfahan on Saturday morning concurrent with Operation Muharram (November 1982).

Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in his address called Isfahan as the city of Jihad (struggle), science and arts hailing the popularity of prominent scholars from Isfahan in the country and across the world of Islam.

The Leader also referred to a number of issues challenging the people in Iran’s central province of Isfahan and called on authorities to endeavor to fulfill the demands by all possible means.