Upon entering the university premises, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution paid
homage to the Tomb of the Unidentified Martyrs in commemoration of the fallen
soldiers of the eight-year Iraqi Imposed War, known as the Sacred Defence
(1980-1988). The Leader prayed to God to bestow upon them the most elevated
stature.
The Leader then reviewed the military units standing on guard at the arena.
Ayatollah Khamenei also commended war veterans present on the campus and a
number of the children of the martyrs of the Defenders of the Shrine in Syria,
present at the ceremony.
In this ceremony, Ayatollah Khamenei pointed to the elements of the might of the
country and the Iranian nation and the reason behind the opposition of the
ill-wishers with these elements of might, and elucidated the "short-term,
mid-term and long-term objectives” of the enemies of the Islamic establishment
and highlighted the fact that security and calm in a country in a volatile
region, is one of the honors of the Islamic Republic, which is also targeted by
the arrogant powers, and advised the presidential election candidates to observe
some issues, such as "clearly and resolutely declaring that the economic and
livelihood issues of the people are their priority,” saying, "The country’s
national security and peace are very important and the distinguished candidates
must beware not to poke the ideological, geographical, language and ethnical
chasms due to their error of judgment and not complete the half-done design of
the enemy, because if anyone would want to take measures against the country’s
security, they will definitely meet a stinging slap.”
Offering his congratulations on the birth anniversary of Imam Mahdi (AS), the
Leader of the Islamic revolution pointed to the elements behind the country’s
might and stressed that enemies always bear grudges and hostility against the
elements of the might of the Islamic Republic, adding, "The Islamic Revolution
Guards Corps (IRGC) is one of the reasons behind the might of the country and
the signs of the fury and frustration with it is vividly clear in the
international propaganda and remarks by arrogant [front] politicians.”
Ayatollah Khamenei cited "science and scientific progress” as another reason for
the country’s might, reiterating, "For this very reason, they assassinated our
nuclear scientists by dispatching their mercenaries as they harbor rage and
spite against Iran’s scientific progress.”
The Leader highlighted the fact that a "strong and independent economy” is one
of the elements of mightiness, saying, "The reason behind the imposition of
sanctions on Iran and the adoption of various initiatives to harm the country’s
economy, is this very reason and I wish that the country’s faithful economists
spell out for the people of the country the various initiatives of the
ill-wishers against the country to harm the country’s economy.”
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution pointed to "military might” as another
element of might, reiterating, "The extensive uproar that has been launched over
the Islamic Republic’s missile might is due to the fury and spite that they
harbor of this element of might.
The commander-in-chief reiterated, "We have missiles and our missiles are very
precise and are capable of hitting their targets thousands of kilometers away
with high precision. We will strongly safeguard this capability and will also
strongly increase it.”
He cited "self-sacrificing military figures” such as martyrs Sayyad Shirazi and
Shooshtari as other elements of might, adding, "‘Faith, modesty and morality of
the youth’ and ‘the spirit of indefatigable effort and resistance in the
nation,’ are the other elements of might and that is why they accuse the spirit
of resistance and indefatigable effort of "violence and extremism” and
unfortunately some people repeat this colonial rhetoric inside [the country.]”
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution cited the "security provision bodies” such
as "Armed Forces” as another element of might, stressing, "The bedrock of
security for every country is the most important and necessary element, because
if there is no security, there would be no scientific and economic progress
either.”
After enumerating the elements of might, Ayatollah Khamenei elucidated the issue
of "the state of resistance” and added, "Today, the Islamic Republic of Iran is
a resistance state and the resistance state means not giving in to bullying and
standing on the position of might.”
Stressing that the resistance state is incomparable with an element or
organization of resistance in a so-and-so country, he reiterated, "The
resistance state possesses policy, economy, armed forces, international activity
and a wide sphere of influence.”
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution underscored the fact that the resistance
state is always the target of hostility by power seekers and their puppets,
saying, "The resistance state neither dominates or plunders other countries nor
does it stay in a position of defense and passivity.”
Ayatollah Khamenei added, "Some people assume that in order to distance
ourselves from the accusation of international and regional domineering or
power-seeking, we have to withdraw into a defensive shell, but such an
assumption is wrong.”
The Leader pointed to some verses of the Holy Quran, reiterating, "The stance of
the resistance state is "deterrent might” and "the power of deterrence” and the
Islamic Republic of Iran, as before, will continue down the path of "the power
of deterrence” by reliance upon its efforts, struggles, initiatives and
talents.”
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution said the purpose of the policy of "the
deterrent power of the Islamic establishment,” is the prohibition of the
assumption of aggression against Iran by international bullies, reiterating,
"The enemies must realize that if aggression against Iran crosses their mind,
they will meet a strong response because, as has been previously said, the era
of ‘hit and run’ is over and although they may be initiators, the conclusion of
the event will not rest with them.”
Ayatollah Khamenei then explained the enemy’s goals against the Islamic
Republic, adding, "The enemy has put the three short-term, mid-term, and
long-term objectives on its agenda, in which the short-term goal is ‘the
disruption of the country’s security and creating turmoil and sedition.”
He stressed that one of the honors of the Islamic Republic is the creation of a
safe atmosphere in the current unstable region and turbulent world, saying,
"This security has been created by the nation and caring officials due to their
awareness, vigilance and being up-to-date.”
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution cited the issue of "the people’s economy
and livelihood” as the mid-term target of the enemies and reiterated, "According
to the design of the ill-wishers, the economy of the country should not grow,
the livelihood of the people should remain stagnant, jobs add production should
not boom and unemployment should be generalized as a plight so the people would
ultimately grow frustrated with the Islamic Republic.”
Ayatollah Khamenei described "the implementation of the motto of the year,” and
"commitment to the policies of resistance economy” and "the flourishing of
national production and job creation” as the only way to counter this goal of
the enemy, stressing, "If this path is followed, the enemy will certainly not
achieve its goals.”
He cited the "the elimination of the very establishment” as the long-term goal
of the enemy and pointed out that this issue is no longer overtly declared as
opposed to the early years of the revolution, reiterating, "Presently,
countering the very establishment through "change in attitude” has been placed
on their agenda and change in attitude means drifting away from the path of
Islam, the [1979] Revolution and the path of [the late founder of the Islamic
Republic Imam Khomeini] and ultimately moving opposite to the revolution.”
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution then pointed to the issue of "May 19
elections” and said, "Elections are one of the grounds that can be both the
source for the promotion and honor of the country and a source for weakness,
frailty and problems.”
Ayatollah Khamenei stressed, "If the people participate in the election and this
election would be accompanied by ‘order, ethics and respect for the Islamic and
constitutional bounds,’ the elections would certainly be a source for the honor
and dignity of the Islamic Republic establishment, but if there is law-violation
and lack of ethics in the elections and [if] we give hope to the enemy with our
remarks, the elections will end up to our detriment.”
the Leader added that the Islamic establishment is no novice in holding
elections and has staged numerous elections over the past 38 years and is
familiar with intellectual environments and temptations, saying, "I have a few
recommendations for the distinguished candidates; first is for them to clearly
state in their remarks and agendas that ‘economic issues and the livelihood of
the people is their priority and they will work to resolve the economic woes’.”
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution added, "The second recommendation is that
the issue of ‘national sovereignty and the greatness and nobility of the Iranian
nation’ should stand out and be conspicuous in the candidates’ remarks and
agendas.”
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution stressed, "The Iranian nation is a proud
and revolutionary nation and this nation should not be undermined, humiliated
and forced to surrender against major powers, because the Iranian nation lives
off its might and had it not been for this might, the enemy, like in some
dependent and mercenary countries in the region, would have dominated the
country.”
He added: "The candidates should clearly show that they are standing up against
the excessive demands of the US and the evilness of the Zionists.”
The third recommendation of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution to the
presidential election candidates was "safeguarding the national security and
peace.”
Ayatollah Khamenei said, "The candidates should beware not to poke the
‘ideological, geographical, language and ethnic chasms’ in the country.”
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution added, "The enemy has for consecutive years
been after this objective but the faithful Kurds, Zealous Azeri people, Arab
people of Khuzestan and the people of [Sistan and] Baluchestan and Turkmens as
the proprietors of the revolution punched the enemy in the mouth and strongly
stood against them (the enemies).”
He stressed that the issue of security is very important, adding, "The
candidates must beware not to complete the half-done design of the enemy due to
their error of judgment.”
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution strongly urged the officials involved in
ensuring the security and peace of the country, particularly the judiciary
branch, police, and the Interior Ministry to safeguard and fully protect the
security and said, "If anyone wants to take a measure during the elections
against the security of the country, they will definitely face a reaction and a
stinging slap.”
Ayatollah Khamenei stressed that the enemies displayed stupidity in the year ‘88
(post-2008 elections unrest) and confused a country with the greatness of Iran
with some low-tier countries, in which they had previously stirred unrest and
turmoil with some tens of millions of dollars, adding, "The result of that
idiocy was running into the strong wall of national resolve and determination.”
He stressed once more, "Security is very important for the country and the
people and consequently for me and security must be fully safeguarded in the
elections.”
Elsewhere in his speech, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution urged the student
IRGC forces of Imam Hossein (A.S.) University to take advantage of the valuable
opportunity of studying at this university and reiterated, "This university can
push gifted pupils to a point where knowledgeable, wise and scholarly people
would envy that station.”
Ayatollah Khamenei also described the month of Sha’ban as the month of the
downpour of God’s mercy and urged all people, particularly the youth, to take
advantage of the blessings of this month, particularly mid-Sha’ban rituals,
saying, "The month of Sha’ban is the grace of God and happiness throughout;
however, this year we faced the mine accident in Golestan province and the
incident of the martyrdom of border guards in Sistan and Baluchestan province.
But, anyway, this month is the month of dedication to the Ahlul Bayt (AS)
(family of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon them))
He cited devotion to Imam Mahdi (AS) as a tool for the declaration of reverence
and subjugation before God Almighty, stressing, "The believers in the
reemergence [of the Imam] will never feel disappointed and hopeless and know
that after darkness, the sun will rise and this is the definitive pledge of
God.”
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution stressed that we are ordered to wait [for
the Reemergence], stressing, "Waiting does not mean being impatient, but waiting
means ‘perpetual preparedness’ and those waiting should act and reform
themselves in a way that the great one [Imam Mahdi (AS)] is pleased.”
Ayatollah Khamenei stressed, "Might and heats all belong to God Almighty and the
Iranian nation with the grace of God will strongly continue down its path and in
this course, the youths have outstanding roles.”
During the ceremony, IRGC Commander Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari pointed to
successive triumphs of the Islamic Revolution front against the domineering
order, cited as "economic pressure” the current strategy of the enemy against
the nation, saying, "Today, our people are pleased that missile cities are the
support and guarantor of security of the industrial cities in the country.”
The IRGC commander added, "IRGC sees itself as duty-bound to be a shelter and
support for the underprivileged and the impoverished and we believe that the
eradication of poverty and deprivation from the society is the main and most
basic objective, such as targeting [the cities of] Haifa and Tel Aviv.”
The commander of Imam Hossein (AS) University, Admiral Morteza Saffari, also
read out a report on the scientific, cultural and educational measures and
agendas in the university as well as the promotion of combat capabilities of the
center.
During the ceremony, a number of distinguished commanders, managers and
researchers of Imam Hossein University (AS) received their awards from the hands
of the commander-in-chief and two representatives of the students of Imam
Hossein (AS) University were also honored with epaulettes.
Among the programs of today’s pledge of guardianship by the students of Imam
Hossein (AS) University was the enactment of "Khoramshahrs lie ahead” and the
enactment of "the pledge of guardianship” attended by the children of the
defenders of the Shrine.
Also in the ceremony, the units present in the campus paraded before the
commander-in-chief.