Tehran, 2008 Feb 19, IRIB
The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution underlined today that the Islamic Republic's powerful and steadfast position vis-à-vis the US and Global Arrogance is the only way for the Iranian nation's march towards the pinnacle of dignity and progress.
Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, who granted an audience in Tehran to hundreds of people of different walks of life from the Iran's northwestern province of East Azerbaijan, said the people of Iran are resolved to resist and safeguard their inalienable rights, or else they would be questioned in the Divine Court for their negligence of the gifts bestowed by God.
On the recent rhetoric of US President George W. Bush that different kinds of pressures be exerted on the Iranian people to force them to give up nuclear energy, the Leader said the White House is well aware of the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear activities, and has willfully resorted to use different tools to try to prevent the Iranians from making peaceful use of nuclear energy.
He added: the US is worried that this achievement would infuse new life into the spirit of self-confidence of Iranian people concerning their talents and capabilities.
He further took note of the values of the Islamic Revolution and the steadfastness of the Iranian nation as the source of pride for Muslims around the world.
Ayatollah Khamenei, recalling the unique characteristics of Martyr Imad Mughniyah, the senior commander of Lebanon's Hezbollah who was cowardly assassinated on February 13 by the Zionists, said, "Martyr Mughniyah considered himself a son of the Father of the Islamic Revolution, Imam Khomeini (may his soul rest in peace), and was proud of this token relationship due to the fact that the late Imam rejuvenated the souls of the young generation of Lebanese and Palestinians."
He added: the humiliating defeat of the armed-to-teeth Zionist entity at the hands of Lebanon's lightly armed Islamic Resistance forces in the 33-day war in the summer of 2006 was a clear manifestation of the Islamic Revolution and the ideals of the late Imam abroad.
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution said, thanks to their trust in God Almighty, their lack of fear of death, and their self-confidence, Lebanese youths managed to shatter the myth of invincibility of the Zionist entity and its blind supporter, the US, in the 33-day imposed war.
