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Ayat. Khamenei:No relations with US, Zionist regime
Ayat. Khamenei:No relations with US, Zionist regime
News ID: 3577757 – Thu 10 March 2016 – 19:15
http://en.mehrnews.com/news/115134/No-relations-with-US-Zionist-regime
TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (MNA) – Ayatollah Khamenei received today members of the 4th
round of Assembly of Experts as a wrap up to their last meeting.
During the meeting with Chairman and members of the Assembly of Experts,
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei hailed public turnout in
the recent elections and dubbed it as illustration of nation’s trust in the
Islamic System; “in recent election, people displayed and proved in action
their trust to the Islamic System. The elections for Parliament and Assembly
of Experts were very meaningful; participation of 62% of eligible voters is
a high turnout compared with many countries, even the United States.”
Ayatollah Khamenei deemed it natural in any elections that some would win
and some would fail, and appreciating the endeavors of those members of the
Assembly who have not achieved being elected to next round, added that
“there are some figures whose characteristics would not be affected by being
elected or not; Ayatollah Yazdi and Mesbah are as such and their presence in
the Assembly of Experts gave more momentum and weight to this body and their
absence in next round is a loss.”
The Leader also touched upon features of elections in the Islamic System and
asserted that “’Popular freedom of action’ is among elections features in
the Islamic System; voting is not mandatory and people participate in
elections with motivation, willfully and with thought.”
“Another feature is competitiveness; many attempts were made to say election
in Iran is not competitive, while it was; different wings participated with
various slogans and voiced their views. IRIB also was at the service of
candidates for the Assembly of Experts.
‘Security and peaceful atmosphere of elections’ was also next feature of the
elections according to the Leader of Revolution. “While in countries around
us people suffer from insecurity and terrorist attacks, Iran’s elections
were held in full security and without any bittering incident. As people in
Tehran could go to polling stations in complete security from 8 in the
morning till late after midnight.”
In this regard, Ayatollah Khamenei expressed gratitude towards security and
intelligence forces, Interior Ministry, IRGC and Basij forces for good
office in securing elections process and ‘health.’ “Contrary to what the
enemies and some inside the country propagated, elections in the Islamic
System have always been healthy and without any frauds or riggings affecting
the results.”
“February 26 elections once again proved falsehood of those who tried to
discredit 2009 election and brought about that harmful sedition in the
country,” emphasized Ayat. Khamenei. “The same way this round of elections
was healthful, elections in 2009 and 2005 were also healthful.”
“Unlike indecent behavior of those who failed to win 2009 elections and by
causing sedition prepared the grounds for enemy to covet, those not elected
in this year elections felicitated the winners, and this is great and
valuable.”
“People’s trust in Islamic System in recent elections contradicted enemy’s
effort to ‘make people-system bipolarity’ and ‘discredit elections.’”
Leader of the Islamic Revolution further pointed to recent attacks against
the Guardian Council and hailed their performance and seriousness in their
duties and criticized weaknesses in some laws; “evaluating 12,000 people in
20 days shows a legislative fault for which Guardian Council cannot be
blamed. Any attack against the Guardian Council is an anti-Islamic, illegal,
anti-religion and anti-Revolution act.”
He further reaffirmed that people played their role in elections by turning
out to the ballot boxes and “now it is turn for officials to fulfil their
duties” and Assembly of Experts as one of most important pillars of the
Islamic System has the duty of “remaining Revolutionary, thinking
Revolutionary and acting Revolutionary.”
“In choosing next Leader, Assembly of Experts must avoid any discreet,
shyness or caution and only consider God, truth and country’s needs,”
stressed Ayatollah Khamenei. “If this significant duty is ignored, the
foundation of performance of the System and country will absolutely face
problem.”
He further touched upon the duties of the next Parliament including
cooperation with the government, “though it does not mean Parliament shall
ignore its legal duties.” ‘Resistance Economy,’ ‘continuation of accelerated
scientific movement’ and ‘cultural protection of the country, nation and
youth’ were three main duties for government officials the Leader mentioned.
‘Maintaining Revolutionary features, Jihadi movement, preserving national
and Islamic dignity and identity, and avoiding dangerous dissolution into
cultural, economic and political system of the world’ are among main
elements of progress according to him. “According to accurate info, the
United States and the Arrogance front have serious plot to infiltrate, but
it will not be in for of a coup; because they know that it is impossible to
conduct a coup in the Islamic Republic structure.”
He described targeting officials and the people as two main objectives of
enemies and said that enemies sought to change calculation of authorities in
country so that enemies can control their minds and wills; “in that case no
direct involvement of enemies would be needed and officials, without knowing
themselves, will decide the way enemies like.”
“Islamic Republic had no intention of hostility towards west; in this
country an independent structure was formed and it was the west who first
showed enmity toward us. We have suffered damages from west and should not
forget what west did to us. I do not favor cutting ties with west, but we
must know who we are dealing with,” stressed Ayat. Khamenei and added that
“we must have relations with whole world except the United States and the
Zionist regime; we must know that world is not only west and Europe. Today,
powers are spread in the world and east of world and Asia is a vast region.
He also reasserted that the way for confronting infiltration was internal
strengthening of the country; “if the Islamic Iran is strong and rich
domestically, those who are trying to bully Iran and are against us, will
queue for making relations with the Islamic System.”
Source: http://www.imra.org.il/story.php3?id=70174
