Iranian people to foil sanctions, slap US again: Supreme Leader

Iranian people to foil sanctions, slap US again: Supreme Leader

The great gathering of ‘The Service by Mobilized Forces’ where tens of thousands of Basij members (Mobilized Forces) from Tehran Province have come together was held at Azadi Stadium earlier Thursday. Ayatollah Khamenei delivered a speech to the audience at the gathering.
The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution– Ayatollah Khamenei– began his speech by referring to the upcoming Arbaeen march and asserted: The very important days come after Ashura: the days of the saga of Lady Zeinab.
The Leader of the Revolution addressed the audience on the coming of the Arbaeen and said: Arbaeen is around the corner. Our nation, the Iraqi nation and many people from other nations are making the arrangements for the great saga of Arbaeen.
Ayatollah Khamenei mentioned that the Iranian and Iraqi nations are preparing themselves for the magnificent Arbaeen march of millions of believers and added: On days like these days the roads from Karbala, Kufa, Levant (Shaam) towards Medina were the path on which the glorious saga of Lady Zeinab (a.s.) and Imam Sajjad (a.s.) along with other captives of Ashura unfolded with their luminous movement: these personalities managed to make the message of Ashura eternal– make it perpetual and immortal.
He went on to say: On these days, we, too, feel a stronger bond with those magnanimous martyrs in our hearts. Ayatollah Khamenei described the Arbaeen march of millions as: The Arbaeen saga is a wonderful phenomenon which has unfolded– by the Grace and Mercy of God– at a time when the World of Islam most needed such epic.
The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution offered a summary of the points he was to deliver to the 100 thousand gathering and maintained: The gist of my speech today represents 1st, Iran’s majesty; 2nd, Islamic Republic’s sovereignty; and 3rd Iranian nation’s invincibility. These are not only some superficial slogans, like the slogans some others chant. These are facts that Iran’s enemies wish the Iranian people don’t recognize, or ignore them and think otherwise about themselves and their country. But these facts are too obvious to be denied.
Ayatollah Khamenei stressed that the greatness of the Iranian nation is nothing new and has been there for centuries, adding: As for the topic of Iran’s majesty, not just in the present time—rather, Iran’s majesty is a historical matter through eras. Our dear country has managed to stand out proudly among Muslim nations—and in some epochs, among all nations in the world—on arenas of science, philosophy, politics, arts and humanities. This is true in our era, and at the historical eras, except for the 200 years preceding the Islamic Revolution– that is, during the Qajar and Pahlavi regimes– when Iran’s majesty was damaged during these reigns.
“On the sovereignty of the Islamic Republic,” Ayatollah Khamenei held, “it suffices to point out that it saved Iran from the domination of UK and US; a domination that had begun in early 19th century and arrogant, merciless foreigners ruled over country’s every matter.”
He went on to say: For the first time in the recent century, the Islamic Republic could prevent dissolution of the country in a war. For the first time, the Iranian nation during the 8-year imposed war, managed to disappoint the extensive front of the enemy, and maintain the country’s territorial integrity.
Ayatollah Khamenei described the Iranian nation as undefeatable and asserted: I pointed out to the invincibility of the Iranian nation—which is, of course, because of Islam. This invincibility can be observed in the nation’s victory during the Sacred Defense against Saddam’s invasion and their resistance against enemies’ conspiracies during 40 years.
Ayatollah Khamenei praised the role the youth of the country can play in the progress and development of the nation and said: The tip of the arrow of the huge popular movement is you, the youth. The experienced elderly, if not tired and exhausted, can guide and lead; but the youth are the engine for movement; similarly, it was so in the past.