When the eight-year Iraqi imposed war ended and the IRGC played a great role in defending the country against occupation and invasion during the war, the IRGC decided to be a constrictive tool for the country beside its main task of defending the country against any threat from enemies.

In different states and under different commanders, the IRGC tried to strengthen the country’s military power as a deterrent tool against enemies and at the same time it was involved in construction and developmental activities in the country by setting up several bodies which were in charge of development of the country.

Khatam-ul Anbiya Construction Headquarters is one of the arms of the IRGC which has been in charge of development of the country by involving many developmental projects. Despite many efforts and achievements of the IRGC in the developmental projects, its achievements in this field has gone almost unnoticed but its military achievements have been under the spotlight which have even forced the enemies especially Israel and the West to confess the progresses.

IRGC has had considerable achievements especially in drone and missile technology in a way that it has astonished the world and now the Islamic Republic has turned into a drone and missile power in the world and it can export its military products to any country.

Because of these achievements, attacks and accusations against the IRGC have been intensified by the West and enemies, and first the U.S. designated the IRGC as a terrorist group and now other Western countries think of following the path of the U.S. under the pressure of Israel.

But the IRGC with giving no damn to the bullies and accusations continues its mission which is to defend the Islamic Revolution and support the oppressed people in the world especially the Muslims, and the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has repeatedly emphasized that the Islamic Revolution and its IRGC will defend Muslims and Palestinians and will give due response to anyone who tries to take action against the Islamic Revolution of Iran.

On Thursday, the chief commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said military experts at his force are now developing and manufacturing supersonic cruise missiles, adding that the specialists are also capable of intercepting and tracking satellites with radars on the ground.

“Since a cruise missile flies the major portion of its flight path on a low-altitude trajectory, it is no different from a fixed-wing aircraft which cannot travel at a high velocity. We are, therefore, developing cruise missiles capable of travelling at supersonic speeds. The process throughout which a supersonic ballistic missile is guided to strike a moving target in the sea is a fairly complicated one, the likes of which have never been seen before,” General Hossein Salami said at a ceremony marking Pasdar Day (IRGC Serviceman Day) in Tehran.

“Today, we can intercept satellites with the help of radars positioned on the ground. Such great advances have been made by the Iranian youth. Young Iranian military forces can now hit any moving ship from a distance of thousands of kilometers away, and can even define the exact point of strike, so that the crew of the target ship would remain unharmed,” he added.

The IRGC chief said the Americans are aggressively seeking to win the hearts and minds of the Iranian nation, and cherish it as a strategic dream.

He pointed to the expansion of Iran’s domain of action, saying the Islamic Republic is now present on the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea and has “decomposed the enemy”.

“The Islamic Revolution has kicked the enemy out of its strategic shelter and forced it into operational expansion,” Salami stated, adding that the enemy suffers a lack of initiative.

He said the only way to deal with the arrogant powers is by means of the “language of force”, because the enemy is unfamiliar with the power of logic, while it accepts the logic of power.

Then the commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy of Iran recounted the numerous feats that have been achieved by the force in line with Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei’s call on it to expand its maritime presence.

The Navy embarked on equipping itself with oceangoing vessels “following the Leader’s call on the IRGC to establish a presence in distant and oceanic waters,” Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri told a televised interview on Thursday.

“We now possess three oceangoing vessels, named Shahid (Martyr) Roudaki, Shahid Mahdavi, and Shahid Bahman Baqeri,” the commander added.

He described the Shahid Mahdavi vessel as a “mobile naval base” equipped with four 350-kilometer (217-mile)-range missiles. The vessel can also be outfitted with 750-kilometer (466-mile)-range missiles, and can carry three helicopters, the commander added.

The Shahid Bahman Baqeri vessel enjoys a 180-meter-long landing strip that can be used by unmanned aerial vehicles, he noted, saying the vessel can carry as many as 30 Ashura-class speedboats.

According to the official, the boats and the country’s Tareq-class speedboats are “soon” to be outfitted with respectively 12-kilometer (7-mile)-range and 180-kilometer (111-mile)-range missiles.

These are just small parts of achievements of the IRGC which have been revealed as it has many more achievements which have been kept secret and will be unveiled in its due time.

So we see the West is right to get angry at the IRGC’s many achievements and above all at the IRGC’s strong determination in defending the Islamic Revolution against the threats and bullies. Therefore, Iranian people owe a great deal to the IRGC the current peace and security in the country because as long as the IRGC exists and acts strongly, no one can look daggers at Iran and we can tell enemies to get angry and to die in anger because we will never retreat an inch from supporting the IRGC despite all false accusations and painting negative picture of it.

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Addressing a meeting with a group of people from Iran’s East Azerbaijan Province on Wednesday, Ayatollah Khamenei said the massive turnout, amid a cold winter, was born out of the nation’s faith in the Islamic Republic.

“This last Saturday, the 22nd of Bahman (February 11), was a historic one. People literally created an epic across the country,” the Leader said during the meeting, which took place ahead of the anniversary of the popular uprising of the people of Tabriz, which took place on February 18, 1978.

“This amount of propaganda, the problems that people feel, the provocations of the enemies, the cold weather and below zero temperature in some parts of the country were all ignored by the warmth of the Iranian people’s faith and insight,” he said.

“People came out with this grandeur; the people’s turnout revealed many facts.”

Ayatollah Khamenei also stressed that the nation conveyed the message of its “full support” for the Islamic establishment through its participation in the rallies.

“The message of the Iranian nation on the 22nd of Bahman was full support for the Islamic Revolution and the Islamic Republic’s establishment. It was louder than all voices,” the Leader said.

“Of course, there are and there were opposing and dissident voices. The enemies – the world’s media empire, which is in the hands of the Zionists and the Americans – tried to make the [opposing] voices prevail, but no; [they] could not. The voice of the nation prevailed over the voice of others.”

Ayatollah Khamenei said one of the most important objectives of the recent riots across Iran was to make people forget the 22nd of Bahman and dissuade them from millions-strong participation in the 1979 revolution anniversary rallies.

However, the Leader added, the people “exercised endurance” with their massive turnout.

The Leader further highlighted the role of national unity in strengthening the country and advised the people to avoid discords over minor issues.

Ayatollah Khamenei rejected claims that the Islamic Republic has reached an impasse, saying, “If we have reached an impasse, why does the enemy spend so much to overthrow [the Islamic Republic]? Well, overthrowing a government that has reached an impasse doesn’t need money, it will be overthrown by itself!”

The Iranian nation’s progress in different sectors such as defense, industry, and infrastructure has infuriated the enemy, the Leader said.

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TEHRAN – Supreme Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution says the Presence of the US in the West Asia region is detrimental to the regional nations.

In a message marking the annual Hajj pilgrimage, Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said the US presence also leads to insecurity, devastation and underdevelopment of countries.

The Leader then touched upon anti-racism protests in the United States.

“With regards to the current developments in the U.S. and the anti-racism movement there, our firm stance is to support people and condemn the atrocious behavior of the racist government of that country,” he said.

The Leader in his message addressing the Hajj said, “Hajj has always been the occasion of feeling the dignity, greatness, and blossom of the Islamic world, which this year is experiencing the sorrow and regret of the believers and the feeling of separation and the failure of the eager.”

“Hearts feel homesick from the nostalgia for the Kaaba, and the separated are embracing tears and sighs. This deprivation is short-lived and will not last long god willing, but its lesson, which is to appreciate the great blessing of Hajj, must be sustained and free us from negligence,” he  said.

The leader’s message added,” We must feel and think more than ever, the secret of the greatness and power of the Islamic Ummah in the all-encompassing and diverse group of believers in the sanctuary of the Kaaba and the Prophet mausoleum (Peace Be Upon Him) and the Imams of Al-Baqi’ Cemetery (as) this year.”

Ayatollah Khamenei underlined that Hajj is an exercise of power against the arrogant who is the center of corruption, oppression, killing the defenseless, and looting, and today the body and soul of the Islamic Ummah are afflicted and oppressed by their oppression and malice.

“Hajj is a demonstration of the hard and soft abilities of the Ummah. This is the nature and spirit of Hajj and part of the most important goals of Hajj; This is what the late Imam Khomeini called the Abrahamic Hajj; and this is what can solve the great problems of the Islamic world if those in charge of Hajj, who call themselves the custodians of the two shrines, sincerely obey it and choose God’s will instead of pleasing the U.S. government,” Leader said.

The Leader made the remarks that today, as always and more than ever, the obligatory convenience of the Islamic Ummah is in unity; a unity that created unison in the face of threats and enmities, and bravely shields against the U.S. and the Zionist regime and against the bullying.

He also stressed that today more than ever this fundamental transformation is at the disposal of the Islamic Ummah and the sympathetic and prudent elite and noted that today the Islamic awakening which means the elites and the Muslim youth must pay attention to their epistemological and spiritual assets, is an undeniable fact.

“Today, liberalism and communism, which one hundred years ago and fifty years ago were considered the most prominent gifts of Western civilization, have completely undermined and their incurable defects have become apparent; The system based on that one has collapsed, and the system based on the other is in deep crisis and on the verge of collapse,” Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said.

He highlighted that today, not only the cultural model of the West – which emerged from the beginning with shame and disgrace – but even its political and economic model of money-based democracy and discriminatory class capitalism has shown its inefficiency and corruption.

Ayatollah Khamenei underscored that today, there are many elites in the Islamic world who, with pride and honor, challenge all the epistemological and civilizational claims of the West and explicitly show the Islamic alternatives. He said:” Today, even some Western thinkers, who used to arrogantly present liberalism as the end of history, are forced to retract that claim and admit their theoretical and practical confusion.”

Elsewhere in his remarks, the Leader of the Revolution, stating that we consider all Muslim nations as our brothers, and treat non-Muslims who have not entered the opposition front with kindness and justice, added that we consider the grief and suffering of Muslim communities as our suffering and try to remove it.

“We make it our constant concern to help oppressed Palestine, to sympathize with the wounded body of Yemen, and to care for the oppressed Muslims anywhere in the world. We consider it our duty to advise the leaders of some Muslim countries; rulers who, instead of relying on their Muslim brother, take refuge in the arms of the enemy and endure the humiliation and coercion of the enemy for a few days for personal gain, and auction off the dignity and independence of their nation – those who accept the survival of the oppressive Zionist regime and openly and secretly shake hands with them – we advise them and warn them of the bitter consequences of this behavior,” he emphasized.

The Leader stated that we consider the U.S. presence in the West Asian region to the detriment of the nations of this region and cause of insecurity, destruction, and backwardness of the countries. Regarding the current developments in the United States and its anti-discrimination movement, our firm position is to stand with the people and condemn the cruel behaviors of the racist government.

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