Ayatollah Khamenei declares Imam Khomeini an icon of resistance against imperialism

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has hailed Imam Khomeini as an icon of resistance, whose unparalleled way of standing tall in the face of the enemies.
He said Iran’s doctrine of resistance against imperialism is a legacy of Imam Khomeini. He was addressing a ceremony marking the 30th anniversary of the founder of the Islamic Republic Imam Khomeini’s departure, Tehran.

Iran steadfast on path of attaining deterrent power

Ayatollah Khamenei said that Iran attained current self-reliance due to Imam Khomeini’s ideology.

Iran’s people and authorities would not fall to US President Donald Trump’s political ploys.

He said the goal behind [pursuing] resistance is to reach the point of economic, political, social, and military deterrence. He said Iran should reach a point, which would dissuade the enemy from committing aggression against the people of Iran.

Most importantly, Ayatollah Khamenei said to a large scale Iran reached that level in military strength. He said that achievement was the reason the country’s enemies were attempting to deprive Iran of its missile power. However, he added, they will not be able to do this.

The leader said had Iran not put the resistance, the county would have turned into a vassal state such as Saudi Arabia. He elaborated that Saudis not only serving its oil and other resources to Washington, but also align its political approaches to that of the US.

Furthermore, he vowed that Iran’s people and authorities would not fall to US President Donald Trump’s political ploys.

Ayatollah Khamenei warned about the US’s recourse to political approaches. He said Trump aims to create false impression that US has abandoned its subversive ways against Iran.

He also cited the example of Trump’s recent comments in Japan, where he said he was not pursuing regime change in Iran. The leader referred that Trump also said Iran “has a chance to be a great country with the same leadership.”

He said that US president is trying to say that US prepared to accept Iran. But he hastened to caution that this is Trump’s political shrewdness. He said this does not dupe the Islamic Republic’s authorities and the Iranian nation.

Washington mind its own business and set its own house in order. Iran know (better) how to behave and act.

Ayatollah Khamenei urged US to stay away since wherever the US laid its step, either war, sedition, exploitation, or imperialism followed.

Iran knows better

He advised Washington to mind its own business and set its own house in order, reminding how the US was grappling with high levels of crime, drug, and police rutality that was unmatched anywhere else in the world. He said Iran know (better) how to behave and act.
The Leader, however, noted as true what the US president had said in terms of Iran’s chances with its sitting leadership. However, he made clear Iran progress requires Washington stays away.

Trump’s election sign of US decline

Ayatollah Khamenei further said Trump’s very election in the United States was a sign of America’s decadence.

“Election of a person with the characteristics of Donald Trump, who is the center of debate in the United States itself over his mental, ideological, and behavioral balance, is in and of itself an indication of political decline,” the Leader said.

Ayatollah Khamenei noted how Washington had invariably supported the crimes committed by Israel. He further noted US also backed the countries behind the ongoing invasion of Yemen. He said US back crime and asked if moral bankruptcy become any worse?”

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