plotters and the Mujahedin-e Khalq terrorist group, which has brutally killed large numbers of ordinary people in addition to scientific, political and social figures.
He also listed comprehensive US support for the Ba’athist regime of Saddam Hussein during the first 1980-1988 imposed war on Iran, the killing of passengers aboard an Iranian civilian aircraft and extensive and prolonged economic sanctions.
The planning and support of repeated riots and sedition, including their armed backing, the assassination of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, whom he described as a national hero of Iran and the Islamic Ummah, seizure of Iranian people’s assets in different countries were also among the actions he cited.
Ayatollah Khamenei further took aim the US for direct military aggression during the second and third imposed wars, which led to the martyrdom of numerous prominent figures, scientists and commanders, as well as large numbers of ordinary Iranians, from newborns and young children to the elderly.
He pinpointed martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei as foremost among those assassinated.
“At every stage, the arrogant rulers of America and their followers have consistently sought to impose their domination and force Iran into submission,” he said.
Washington has now abandoned even the deceptive conventions and outward appearances of international conduct and is openly pursuing the disintegration of Iran, the submission of its people, the collapse of its political system and the destruction of its ancient and authentic civilization, he added.
However, Ayatollah Khamenei said, the United States has encountered “the solid wall of realities on the ground and the steadfast rock of the determination of the proud Iranian nation” at every stage.
He said the consequences of American miscalculations and arrogant delusions have imposed heavy costs on the American people and governments dependent on Washington.
Ayatollah Khamenei said the Iranian people’s resistance has reached a stage at which the confrontation with the United States has become a continuous struggle.
He described the developments in the Persian Gulf and the actions of the Resistance Front as signs of the decline of American domination and the emergence of a new international order.
“Today, as a result of the self-inflicted disgrace of the arrogant powers, America’s declining power and domination, in both its military hard-power dimension and its international soft-power dimension, have suffered an irreversible fall, and the process of its collapse has accelerated,” he said.
The Leader said the unity of the front of truth, together with the sacrifices and perseverance of resistance movements across the region, offers a hopeful prospect for the eventual triumph of that front.
Returning to the requirements for strengthening Iran, Ayatollah Khamenei emphasized that national unity and social cohesion must be reflected in all individual and collective conduct.
He said that while the people’s support for officials is necessary, authorities have a responsibility to increase their efforts to serve the public, establish greater closeness with the people and ensure their material and spiritual well-being.
He specifically highlighted the need to secure people’s livelihoods and comfort, advance their development and preserve their dignity and independence.
Ayatollah Khamenei identified young people, university students and schoolchildren as the leading force in building a bright and glorious future for Iran.
He said they must continuously work to conquer and dismantle the dark stronghold of “despair, hopelessness and impossibility” and take control of the bright home of “hope and we can.”
“The requirement of this mission is exceptional preparation and equipping oneself with the various weapons of knowledge, piety, skills, ethics, determination and extraordinary effort, as well as a shared commitment to achieving lofty objectives,” he said.
The Leader said the Iranian nation has learned major lessons from the teachings of Islam, the principles of the Islamic Revolution and the school of thought of its wise leaders, namely the later founder of the Islamic Republic Imam Khomeini and the martyred Ayatollah Khamenei.
He said that, through the realization of divine promises, the Iranian people’s faith in the legitimacy of this path has deepened day by day.
Ayatollah Khamenei described the Iranian nation’s perseverance, trust in God and sacrifices as the foundations of the achievements made in confronting the United States and the system of domination.
The Leader expressed hope that, through divine grace and the prayers of the Imam of the Age, the Iranian nation will soon experience victory, prosperity and comprehensive progress, while the decline of the domination of the “Great Satan” will accelerate.
“They see it as far away, while we see it as near,” he said, quoting the Quran (Surah Al-Ma’arij, verses 6–7).
MNA
