"The sturdy tree of the Islamic Revolution is passing its 40th year at a time
when international looters and sworn enemies are once again making their
desperate attempts to deal blows to it,” the Assembly of Experts said in a
statement released after a meeting in Tehran on Thursday.
"Over the past 40 years, the enemies have targeted the most important factor of
the success of the Islamic Establishment, which is the people’s trust,” it
added.
The enemies are seeking to impose pressures on the Iranian people through
imposing economic pressures and sanctions on the country and then drive a wedge
between the people and the Establishment, the statement said.
In the current situation, the country’s officials are required to powerfully
stand against conspiracies of the enemies and refrain from pinning their hopes
on the Europeans’ promises, it stressed, referring to Europe’s move to propose a
package of economic measures to offset US pullout from the nuclear deal, known
as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
On May 8, the US president pulled his country out of the JCPOA, which was
achieved in 2015 after years of negotiations among Iran and the Group 5+1
(Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany).
Following the US exit, Iran and the remaining parties launched talks to save the
accord.
Meanwhile, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has
underlined that any decision to keep the JCPOA running without the US should be
conditional on "practical guarantees” from the Europeans.
Source: Tasnim