The rulers of the Islamic Republic constantly stress the Islamic character of their regime, and the centrality of Islam to all their acts. Yet this factor is routinely dismissed or ignored outright by the foreign policy “experts” in the State Department.
“Leader Urges Iranian People to Maintain Religious Zeal,” Tasnim News Agency, January 9, 2022 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Leader of the Islamic Revolution said the US’s deep animosity with the Islamic Republic stems from the Iranian people’s religious zeal, adding that the religious zeal has saved the country in different trying times.
“Maintain this religious zeal. The factor of saving the country in different trying times is the religious zeal of the Iranian nation. It is the religious zeal that turns threats into opportunities,” Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said in a speech on the anniversary of the popular uprising in the holy city of Qom against the former US-backed Pahlavi regime in 1978.
“An example of this was the eight-year imposed war and defense, in which the religious zeal of the youth, fathers, mothers, sisters and wives led the youth to go to the front and win this international war, in which they all worked together to defeat the Imam and the movement. The source was this religious zeal,” the Leader said, according to Press TV.
Ayatollah Khamenei was referring to the war of the 1980s by former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein who invaded Iran with the support of the US and other countries in a bid to stamp out Iran’s nascent revolution led by the late founder of the Islamic Republic Imam Khomeini.
“At the present time, no one thought that – and even our friends did not think that – the martyrdom of Martyr Soleimani which was really a historical and unusual event this incident would assume this much magnificence and that God Almighty would give it glory and exhibit the real identity of the Iranian people and their unity under the coffin of Martyr Soleimani to everyone,” the Leader said.
Several millions of people turned out in Iranian and Iraqi cities for the funeral of the highly charismatic commander to pay tribute to him and his companions assassinated in the terrorist act and vent their anger at the US when his cortege moved to his final resting place in January 2020.
Ayatollah Khamenei further said, “The martyrdom of a great figure like Martyr Soleimani was a threat from the enemy’s point of view, but the zeal of the Muslim nation of Iran turned this threat into an opportunity that everyone saw.”
“The wrong calculations of the United States are still going on, and the example of this is the martyrdom of Martyr Soleimani,” the Leader said.
“They thought that by eliminating this martyr, the great movement of the Iranian nation would be extinguished, but we saw the enormous movement that took place this year on the second anniversary of his martyrdom.
“Who was behind it? It was the work and hand of divine power that created this huge movement and expression of devotion.
“The computing system of the enemies is certainly lax and impaired, and they cannot have a correct assessment of the Islamic Republic and thus, they make wrong decisions and fail, and they will fail again from now on,” the Leader added….
Ayatollah Khamenei said the Islamic Republic and the Islamic Revolution were formed for the rule of God.
“In order for the rule of society to be adjusted for religious form and geometry and move forward, the people gave their lives and sacrificed their blood to make this happen; this is one of the principles of the revolution and the enemies want to weaken it,” the Leader said.
Keys says
Looking and speaking in the spirit of Karnak the Magnificent, but not funny, the Blockhead, Ayatollah Khamenei, says:
“In order for the rule of society to be adjusted for religious form and geometry and move forward, the people gave their lives and sacrificed their blood … “
Mark Spahn (West Seneca, NY) says
Let’s offer thanks to the people of Iran for adjusting the rule of society for the sake of geometry. Pythagorean Theorem Forever!
Keys says
Amen, and may the Bird of Paradise fly up his nose and nest beneath his turban.
gravenimage says
🙂
DavidR says
I am sure most Iranians can now see through these worn out words and are resigned to a government that always lectures and never listens, like China. This angry old man will die in comfort and with the best medical care. He is in no position to do or say anything other than “I’m a fraud and responsible for a lot of needless suffering”. Instead he resorts to guilt manipulation along with a feeble attempt to stir up ethno/religious nationalism.
gravenimage says
Khamenei: ‘The factor of saving the country in different trying times is the religious zeal of the Iranian nation’
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If by “saving the country” he means turning it into an Islamic crap hole, he is not wrong…
OLD GUY says
Khamenei: his political speech to try and gather a faithful following who are willing to suffer and die for his personnel desire for power. Wealth and power drive his desire, not god or his love of the Iranian people. He wants more of the young men and women of Iran to die for his lust for power. How sad for Iran.