TEHRAN (Iran News) –Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei says the enemy has always sought to polarize the Iranian nation, calling on the country’s student community to adhere to the principles of realism in its demands.
Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks on the 27th day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan on Tuesday in an address to a group of university students and campaigners of student movements.
“Student activities should not polarize the student community and the country. Polarization is the will of the enemy. Students’ demands must be accompanied by realism and providing scientific and practical solutions,” the Leader said.
Ayatollah Khamenei dismissed the idea that any dismay about the resolution of the country’s problems has an internal origin, saying it is the enemy’s strategy to make the Iranian nation feel disappointed about itself.
“Hardships do not demoralize a motivated young student. He studies and fights to solve problems,” he said.
Emphasizing that “everyone should be up-to-date in getting to know the enemy’s plan and strategy,” the Leader said, “Whether we understand it or not, the enemy is constantly working against the ‘righteous front’ by spending money and resources.”
The Leader also said the ill-wishing media insist that the Iranian nation has turned away from religious beliefs and revolutionary ideals, but this year’s Laylat al-Qadr, which marks the night when the Holy Qur’an was revealed to the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), and international Quds Day were more vibrant than last year.
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution called making Iranians pessimistic about themselves is the enemy’s updated strategy, while giving examples of this strategy, added that the correct response by the pious, resistant and knowledgeable young people to these measures is to study and fight to resolve the problems.
Another example of inducing pessimism that Imam Khamenei pointed to was the insistence of malicious foreign media on suggesting that the Iranian people have turned away from their religious beliefs and revolutionary sentiments. He said these insinuations are made while this year’s Qadr Night gatherings were livelier than last year, and the crowd was denser than last year on Quds Day, and the turnout at 22nd of Bahman celebrations were twice of last year. Nevertheless, he went on, they still place their perverse temptations in others’ way.
Responding to a question about the possibility of holding referendums on the country’s issues, the Leader said, “Is it possible to hold referendums on various issues in the country? Where in the world do they do this? Do all the people who have to participate in the referendum have the ability to analyze that issue?”
Ayatollah Khamenei called on the Iranian youths to resolutely follow the path of the Islamic Revolution and Islam while keeping hope and rationality alive, and warned, “Enemies hold a grudge against the Iranian youths” as they are afraid of the Iranian young generation’s presence, work and motivation.
The Leader further pointed to the existence of defects and problems in the country and said: “My expectations and demands from the authorities to eliminate the defects are more than yours, but at the same time, we see that the country is progressing, thank God, and there are hundreds of thousands of young, pious, motivated and innovative people in it who did not exist before.”
“The Iranian youth is the target of intense hatred of the enemies, and all our youths should know this fact,” he said.
Expounding on the reason behind the spitefulness of the Arrogant Powers and the Zionist cartels dominating America and Europe toward the Iranian youths, Ayatollah Khamenei said: “The Zionist cartels that dominate the US and Europe clearly hate the Islamic Republic’s officials and will tear them apart if they can get ahold of them. But they hate the Iranian youth even more. Why? Because officials cannot do anything without the youth and their motivation.”
He also mentioned the young believers who were martyred after shining brightly in different fields such as management, military and science, adding, “That luminous streak still continues, and in your contemporary period, the martyrs Hojaji, Sadrzadeh, Aliverdi and Ajamian, and today, the many responsible Iranian youths, are the driving force of the country.
