Tehran, July 16, IRNA 
 
Supreme Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said here Wednesday that justice should be given top priority in all affairs in the Islamic system.

"The most distinguished motto of Hazrat Ali (a.s.) [The first Imam of Prophet Mohammad's (s.a.w.a.) infallible household] was justice.

So as followers of the Imam, we should give the priority to administration of justice in the Islamic system," said Ayatollah Khamenei in an address to large groups of people on Wednesday, marking the birthday anniversary of Hazrat Ali (a.s.).

The Supreme Leader called on the audience to set Hazrat Ali as model and follow his orders and guidelines to observe unity.

"Under conditions when division of Muslims is on agenda of enemies, Hazrat Ali (a.s.) ... can be symbol of unity and cohesion among Muslims."

The Ayatollah said trust in God is the requisite for
administration of justice.

Elsewhere in his address, the Supreme Leader said Iranian nation's resistance in the path of Islam and their emphasis on independence are the reasons for pressures and challenges it faces.

"To safeguard its dignity and independence, Iranian nation hould further strengthen its iron will as it has strongly resisted ambitions and bullyings over the past 30 years," the paramount leader announced.

The Ayatollah said threats and intimidation have been usual habits of super powers towards other nations to push them out of the scene.

"By threat and intimidation one can not remove a system and government, that is based on public votes, sentiments and faith, from the scene. Since beginning of the Islamic Revolution, the US has repeatedly used threats and intimidation to push the Islamic Republic system and its officials out of the scene but to no avail. It will not succeed from now on too," announced the Supreme Leader.

Switching to the nuclear issue, Ayatollah Khamenei said Iranian nation does not owe its extensive and historic nuclear achievements to anybody because the technology is indiginized and obtained through endeavor and enthusiasm of the country's youth and prudence of the officials.

"The achievement belongs to whole the nation and no power will be able to deprive it from the big right and technology. Iranian nation makes distinction between those, like the US, that are out of hostility against people's right of acquiring nuclear technology and oppose the big advantage, and those who respect Iranian nation and their right, observe the red lines and favor talks on different issues, including the nuclear case."

As for Tehran's agreement for talks with Europe over the nuclear problem, Ayatollah Khamenei said, "Negotiations will be successful if are not governed by atmosphere of threat. Europeans should bear in mind that their partner in the talks is the Iranian nation that is a brave nation and does not favor threats and will not succumb to any threat also."
The Supreme Leader said Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), led by the president, is in charge of the nuclear issue and whatever the president and officials express on the issue is consented by whole officials of the country.

He added that heads of the three branches of government and leadership representatives at the SNSC too follow up the issue with prudence, commitment and responsibility.

The Ayatollah then said, "The Islamic Republic of Iran's stances and red lines of the Iranian nation are fully clear and transparent and if the negotiating parties hold talks on the same basis, the officials of the country will continue talks with them. The condition however is that nobody threatens the Iranian nation."

Iran's Supreme Leader warned that any foolish act against the Islamic Republic of Iran will receive a crushing response on the country's part.

"The Islamic Republic's concrete response to anybody's stupid action will be crushing. If the US government and Zionist Regime make any claim to cover up their abundant domestic problems, that's up to them themselves but if they take any foolish action in practice, they should know that Iranian nation will cut off the hand which aims to invade dear Islamic Republic. For Iranian nation it makes no difference the criminal hand is in state responsibility or not," Ayatollah Khamenei warned.

Ayatollah Khamenei added, "Certain people claim the US president might in final months of his tenure take an action and leave the trouble for incoming government; that's wrong, because any body taking an action will be prosecuted and punished by Iranian nation even if is not in the post."

Concluding his address, Ayatollah Khamenei said Iranian nation will not lose hope on God even for a single moment.

"Iranian nation is an enthusiastic and hopeful nation and a bright and brilliant prospect is ahead of the Islamic Republic," said the Supreme Leader.