Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei delivers a speech to a group of Iranian war veterans, who defended the homeland against the ex-Iraqi regime’s eight year war in the 1980s.
Ayatollah Khamenei said even though former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein launched the war against Iran, it was the “global arrogance” that was behind the war, making a reference to Western powers.
“The military invasion against the country after the [Islamic] Revolution was not unexpected. It is true that Saddam launched the attack, but behind Saddam was global arrogance,” he said.
“The Sacred Defense is an exciting, eventful and fruitful juncture. The era of Sacred Defense is one of the events that have an effect on our yesterday, today and tomorrow,” he said. “Therefore, the veterans [of the war] should be given attention and respect.”
According to the Leader, the Iranian nation had a new message for the world during the era of the Islamic Revolution and the imperialist countries did not want anyone to hear that message.
“They wanted to smother the voice of the Iranian nation in the throat,” he said. “They wanted to show that if anyone rises against the US, they will be suppressed.”
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Ayatollah Khamenei said even though former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein launched the war against Iran, it was the “global arrogance” that was behind the war, making a reference to Western powers.
“The military invasion against the country after the [Islamic] Revolution was not unexpected. It is true that Saddam launched the attack, but behind Saddam was global arrogance,” he said.
“The Sacred Defense is an exciting, eventful and fruitful juncture. The era of Sacred Defense is one of the events that have an effect on our yesterday, today and tomorrow,” he said. “Therefore, the veterans [of the war] should be given attention and respect.”
According to the Leader, the Iranian nation had a new message for the world during the era of the Islamic Revolution and the imperialist countries did not want anyone to hear that message.
“They wanted to smother the voice of the Iranian nation in the throat,” he said. “They wanted to show that if anyone rises against the US, they will be suppressed.”
[This item will be updated.]
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