AhlulBayt News Agency - His Eminence Ayatollah Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution met with the minister, deputies and administrators of the Ministry of Intelligence today (Tuesday August 9) afternoon. In this meeting, Ayatollah Khamenei described the ministry as a “very important and sensitive stronghold” and “the perspicacious and vigilant eyes of the Islamic Republic”, stressing that: “the Ministry of Intelligence is the strong shell of the establishment and should not become vulnerable at all.”
The Leader of the Revolution thanked the different sectors of the Ministry of the Intelligence for their faithful efforts day and night, articulating that the victory and survival of the Islamic Revolution is tied to preserving the faith and belief: “The failure of the global arrogant front against the Islamic Republic- despite employing all the conspiracies and tricks since the first days after the revolution- would not be possible without the strong faith that backed the Iranians,” said the Leader.
His Eminence called any effort to weaken the faith of the people and the officials as an act of “treason”, adding that: “The defense power that has preserved the country all throughout these years is the power of faith and if this powerful and efficient weaponry is weakened, abundant downfalls will come our way,” hence giving emphasis to the strengthening of the spiritual and faith-related aspects in the Ministry of Intelligence by stating that “the Ministry of Intelligence is the hard shell of the establishment and should not become weak at all; thus strengthening key elements like the faith and spirituality should be paid attention to in this ministry more than any other sectors of the government.”
His Eminence also pointed out to the rich capacity of the Ministry of Intelligence in recruiting faithful and revolutionary forces and youth, advising the officials in charge to “like in the past, grow and uphold the value-based and revolutionary spirit in the new generation at the Ministry of Intelligence.”
Ayatollah Khamenei described the Ministry of Intelligence as “the perspicacious and vigilant eyes of the Islamic Republic” and further emphasized that: “the foundations and orientations of the Islamic Revolution should be totally sustained in the Ministry of Intelligence,” outlining the foundations of the Islamic Revolution as the transparent works and statements of Imam Khomeini (r.a), adding that “maintaining a distance from the head of the arrogant front, that is the United States of America, is the most important and resolute fundamental teaching of our noble Imam and this issue has no room for compromise and negligence.”
The Supreme Leader also held that: “the Ministry of Intelligence should have an active presence at any sector or area which can be a base for the enemies to prepare an ambush on the Islamic Revolution and consider that sector as their area of activity.”
Ayatollah Khamenei finally tapped on the role of the Ministry of Intelligence in the realization of the Economy of Resistance and in preventing and dealing with economic corruption by stating that “the solution to the problems of our country is the Economy of Resistance; measures have been initiated in this regard, however, the outcomes of these measures should be practically tangible.”
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