Europe needs to save itself from submitting to the U.S
TEHRAN(Basirat): We have no problem with Europe. It was the Europeans who clashed with us. I said to a European president, who had recently come to our country, that Europe should liberate itself from following America for its policies.The Europeans have followed American policies. He imposed sanctions on us and they followed him. He did propaganda activities against us and they followed him.
European governments have stressed the issue of the Bar-Jaam[JCPOA]. He [Trump]
had said that he would tear it and do such and such things – he dared make such
stupid remarks. However, European governments condemned this. They said that he
should not tear it and the like. Very well, this is good. We welcome even this
much of effort on their part and this is good, but it is not enough to merely
say that he should not tear it. Well, the Bar-Jaam is to their advantage. It is
both to the advantage of the Europeans and the Americans. It is natural that
they do not want it to be torn up. Of course, we too have said that as long as
the other side does not tear it, we will not tear it either. However, if he
tears it up, we will shred it [Supreme Leader and Audience laugh]. Of course, I
had said something else before [reference to Supreme Leader's speech delivered
on June 14, 2016, where he said that if the US tears up the agreement, we will
set it on fire]. So, even this much of effort is good, but it is not enough.
First of all, the Europeans should stand up against the US's measures. If he
does not tear it, but violates it instead – for example, through sanctions and
the things which they expect to come out of their Congress – the Europeans,
France and Germany, should stand up against him. Of course, there are not very
high expectations of England [Supreme Leader and audience laugh]. They should
stand up against him. If they only say that they are opposed, this is not
enough.
Secondly, they should avoid entering into our fundamental matters such as
defensive power and the like. They should not be unanimous with the US. If
European governments say the same thing that the US is saying if they say why
Iran is present in the region – well, what is that to you? Why should it not be
present? Or when they echo the US criticisms about us having missiles with a
range of two, three thousand kilometres, this does not make sense. What is it to
you? Why do you yourselves have missiles? Why do you yourselves have nuclear
missiles? Why do you have atomic weapons? If they want to interfere in the
defensive power of the Islamic Republic and speak against it, this cannot be
done. We will not accept this from the Europeans in any way! They should not
sing along with the US when it sings songs of bullying and foolishness.
Imam Khamenei, Oct 18, 2017
Source:Khamenei.ir
