Iranian Nation to Continue Withstanding Arrogant Powers: Leader
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei reaffirmed Iran’s commitment to resist those bullying powers which seek to block the Islamic Republic of Iran's move in the right direction.
“The Iranian nation has chosen the correct path and will continue moving in its way and the majority of the world (nations) support this (Iranian) nation,” Ayatollah Khamenei said, addressing a graduation ceremony for the cadets from the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Imam Hossein University on Wednesday.
The Leader made it clear that the world’s bullying powers are using nuclear and human rights issues as excuses to level charges against the Islamic Republic in a bid to mount pressure on the Iranian nation.
“By (resorting to) these excuses and pressures, they (arrogant powers) are trying to dissuade the Iranian nation from withstanding their language of force and bullying, but this will never happen,” Imam Khamenei stressed.
The Supreme Leader then made a reference to Iran’s progress through self-reliance, and underlined, “The Iranian nation has proved its capabilities in different arenas, and has demonstrated that it is also possible to achieve scientific and social progress and international influence and political dignity without relying on the US.”
Imam Khamenei explained that the Islamic Revolution of 1979 has encouraged the Iranian nation to stand up to the hegemonic powers’ “disgusting and nasty habit” of dividing the world into two groups, namely those which exercise hegemonic tactics and those which surrender to the hegemonic powers.
Such resistance by Iran has infuriated the international bullying powers, primarily the US, the Leader noted.
In relevant comments on May 13, Ayatollah Khamenei had reiterated that the Iranian nation will never give in to pressures of the US and other world powers.
“The (world) powers should know that the Iranian nation will not be brought to its knees, because it is a lively nation, and the youth of the country are moving ahead in the right direction,” the Leader said at the time, adding that reliance on domestic potentials to achieve scientific progress is key to withstanding the foreign pressures.
