“The first word of the US is that Iran should not have a nuclear industry and depend on the United States,” the Leader said in a televised speech from the mausoleum of Imam Khomeini in southern Tehran Wednesday.
“Our response to the US’ nonsense is clear: they cannot do a damn thing in this matter,” the Leader said as Iran marked the 36th anniversary of the passing of the founder of the Islamic Republic.
His remarks came amid reports that the Trump administration is proposing an arrangement that would allow Iran to continue enriching uranium at low levels.
“Under the proposal, the United States would facilitate the building of nuclear power reactors for Iran and negotiate the construction of enrichment facilities managed by a consortium of regional countries,” The New York Times wrote Wednesday.
“Once Iran began receiving any benefits from those promises, it would have to stop all enrichment in the country,” it added.
Ayatollah Khamenei cited the 1980s, when Iran experienced the United States being unreliable after Washington and Europeans refused to provide Iran with 20% enriched uranium for fuel.
"Why are you interfering? Whether Iran has enrichment or not, what does it matter to you? Who are you? the Leader said, addressing
The Leader said the Islamic Revolution of Iran, with a growing, stable and authoritative political system born of a great revolution, has surprised the Western world.
“The leader of our revolution is a great man whose presence in the world is still tangible after thirty-odd years since his passing, and the impact of his revolution is clearly visible to people around the world,” Ayatollah Khamenei said.
“The sharp decline in America's position in the world is due to his presence, and hatred of Zionists is due to his revolution,” he added.
Ayatollah Khamenei touched on “a movement towards aversion to Western values” in the world, saying it is rooted in the revolution created by Imam Khomeini.
“The Islamic Revolution of Iran surprised the Western world. They did not think that a single cleric, without equipment and financial resources, could lead a nation into battle,” Ayatollah Khamenei said.
“They did not believe that this revolution and this Imam would be able to sweep away the Americans and the Zionists, who had dominated everything in Iran for years, and would be able to expel them from the country."
Ayatollah Khamenei touched on all types of conspiracies against the Islamic Revolution which, he said, have no precedent in any of the known revolutions in the world.
He said the Islamic Republic has withstood all conspiracies, designs, and hostilities.
“Perhaps if we count, more than a thousand conspiracies were thwarted by the Islamic Republic, and some were also responded,” the Leader of the Islamic Revolution said.
Ayatollah Khamenei said Imam Khomeini protected the Islamic Revolution from the destructive scourge of emotions.
He cited the French Revolution which saw emotions overcome and affect the rational goals of a social uprising.
“The result is that when emotions subside, the direction of movement for which the revolution was created changes,” Ayatollah Khamenei said.
He cited the French Revolution which saw emotions overcome and affect the rational goals of a social uprising.
“The result is that when emotions subside, the direction of movement for which the revolution was created changes,” Ayatollah Khamenei said.
The rationality of Imam Khomenei manifested in his two fundamental pillars, namely Velayat-e Faqih or the guardianship of the jurisprudent and national independence, the Leader said.
“If it were not for the Guardianship of the Jurisprudent, this revolution would have deviated from the path of religion,” Ayatollah Khamenei said.
National independence, on the other hand, does not mean isolation and lack of connection with the world; it means the Iranian nation and the country stand on their own two feet.
“National independence means that the country should not wait for the green or red light from the United States and its ilk; a key element of national independence is the principle of 'we can'," Ayatollah Khamenei said.
“In the nuclear issue, the US plan is 100% against ‘we can'," he added.