(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - “The enemy should not think that it can bring our country to its knees through sanctions,” Ayatollah Emami-Kashani said in an address to worshippers at Eid al-Adha prayers on Friday.
He said that Iran can overcome sanctions and economic problems through unity and solidarity.
The United States, Israel and some of their allies accuse Iran of pursuing non-civilian objectives in its nuclear energy program with Washington and the European Union using the false claim to impose illegal unilateral sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
Iran refutes the allegation and argues that as a signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty and a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency, it is entitled to develop and acquire nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.
Iran dismisses the illegal sanctions, saying the West uses the nuclear issue as an excuse to pile up pressure on the Islamic Republic.
On October 10, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei downplayed Western sanctions and said the Iranian nation will emerge victorious in the battle as it has overcome much bigger problems over the past 33 years.
The Leader said that the US and certain European countries seek to link sanctions to Iran’s nuclear energy program, adding that the main reason behind the anti-Iran embargoes was not, however, the nuclear issue but the Iranian nation’s resistance against the global hegemony.
“They pretend that the sanctions will be lifted if the Iranian nation gives up nuclear energy. They lie. They make decisions out of grudge and aversion [toward Iran] and impose irrational sanctions,” the Leader said.
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