IRI developing despite sanctions - Seddiqi

IRI developing despite sanctions - Seddiqi
6/29/2012 4:43:36 PM

The more sanctions are imposed against I.R.Iran, the more united and flourishing the Iranian nation becomes, Tehran provisional Friday Prayers Leader Hojatoleslam Kazem Seddiqi said.

Addressing thousands of worshippers at Tehran University Campus, Mr. Seddiqi said in his second sermon, ”Countries which impose sanctions should know that Iran has flourished despite sanctions.”

“These countries are making more troubles for their own people than for us,” said Hojatoleslam Seddiqi.

On the victory of Muhammed Morsi in Egyptian presidential election, Mr. Seddiqi said this victory was one of the results of the current Islamic Awakening in that country.

“Morsi's victory in Egypt and people's jubilation in Tahrir Square (in Cairo) and in Gaza shows that this revolutionary movement is an Islamic uprising and Islamists have been elected in any country where a revolution has broken out,” said Seddiqi.

On developments in Bahrain, Seddiqi condemned brutality of the al-Khalifa regime against its own people and stressed that this kind of behavior will speed up the decline of al-Khalifa.

On Iraq, Seddiqi said certain people in Iraq with US help have been plotting to topple the government of Baghdad but the conspiracy was thwarted through the support of people and religious leaders.

He urged the people of Iraq to support their government so that their country can move in the path of progress.

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Leader calls for harmony among 3 branches of government

Leader calls for harmony among 3 branches of government
2012/06/27 - 18:01

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei on Wednesday called for cooperation of the three branches of government.

Islamic Revolution Leader lauded the services of the three branches – Executive, Legislature and the Judiciary - and said that they must patch up differences and work in unison.

Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks in a meeting with senior officials of the Judiciary on the occasion of the anniversary of a terrorist attack in 1981 against senior officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran which led to martyrdom of 72 statesmen including the then Judiciary chief Ayatollah Mohammad Beheshti.

Islamic Revolution Leader honored memory of Ayatollah Beheshti and other martyrs of the terrorist attack and said that the Islamic Republic of Iran advocates fair justice to be administered by the Judiciary to eradicate corruption.

Ayatollah Khamenei said that there are capacities available to help upgrade the Judiciary and efforts must be made to achieve the great goal of upholding justice by the Judiciary.

Ayatollah Khamenei said that the Judiciary needs infrastructure to accurately administer justice including a comprehensive plan with precise and multilateral considerations.

The Leader said that drawing up the comprehensive plan is a major step and it must be put into practice to meet the needs.

“Implementing the comprehensive plan must be accelerated. Of course, it does not mean making haste, but, the plan must be done without delay.”

Elsewhere in his speech, Ayatollah Khamenei emphasized the need for accuracy of the verdicts being issued by the courts of justice and said that the verdicts must be well-documented in a way the judge of court would rest assured if other lawyers examine his sentence.

Islamic Revolution Leader said that the verdicts of primary courts are revoked by the appeals courts numerously indicating that the preliminary verdicts are not well-established.

Ayatollah Khamenei called for reducing the number of verdicts which envisage prison terms and recommended the Judiciary to minimize the punishments in the form of prison term, because, prison has adverse consequences on the inmates, their families and the business environment as well.

Ayatollah Khamenei said that the Judiciary must preserve prestige of the defendants, criticizing the media hype against the defendants.

“The Judiciary must not be influenced by the media propaganda at all.”

On the hostile policies of the western governments against Iran, the Leader said that they are used to tarnishing the image of the Islamic Republic in an attempt to prevent other nations from following Iran's policy of achieving independence and democracy based on Islamic values.

“When a lively democratic election is held in Iran with high turnout, the arrogant powers begin to find fault with it to mislead other Muslim nations.”

Ayatollah Khamenei said that they resorted to human rights and nuclear energy to undermine the standing of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the international community.

“They embark on misleading the world public opinion against the Islamic Republic of Iran in the name of the international community.”

Ayatollah Khamenei said that the arrogant powers have resorted to sanctions to make the Iranian people turn away from the Islamic Republic of Iran, but, God willing they will fail in their new conspiracy, because, they have not really known the depth of relationship between the Iranian nation and government.

Prior to the Islamic Revolution Leader’s remarks, Judiciary chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani presented a report on the performance of the Judiciary.

Amoli Larijani said that the Judiciary has focused on two principles recommended by the Islamic Revolution Leader – Authority of the Judiciary and Public Confidence.

He said that the Judiciary has drawn up a comprehensive plan to administer justice, and campaign against corruption and smuggling, adding that the Judiciary has also promoted the Islamic human rights.

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Muslims in dire need of Koran's teachings

Muslims in dire need of Koran's teachings
2012/06/24 - 19:48

Muslims need to learn from the Holy Koran, Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei said Sunday, adding that the Iranian nation has got its present dignified status through Koran's teachings.

Speaking to a gathering of contestants of the 29th international Koran competitions in Mashahd northeast Iran, Ayatollah Khamenei said Muslims were in dire need of Koran's teachings and that recitation of Koran must be an introduction to understanding and getting of the lessons of the divine book.

Ayatollah Khamenei said the Iranian nation took honor in hoisting of the flag of Koran and Islam in the material world. "The Iranian nation feels pride in braving any hardships and patience so that the flag of Koran becomes more illuminant day by day," Ayatollah Khamenei said.

The Islamic Revolution Leader said the current dignity of the nation was a fruit of Koran's teachings, adding that the clear example of Iran has taught Muslims nations that any Muslim nation may prevail over enemies' most complex military equipments or conspiracies through faith in God and perseverance in the path of God while not trusting the enemies' reconciliatory gestures.

Ayatollah Khamenei cautioned the regional nations that the US and world Zionists were conspiring against their ongoing Islamic movements, adding however that if the nations keep their movement, the conspiracy would end up in failure.

Ayatollah Khamenei then touched on an acknowledgment by the international bodies that the Islamic Republic was progressing by a speed 11 times the average world index, adding that the nation would keep progress by relying on its faithful youths.

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'G5+1 should correct its approach toward IRI'

'G5+1 should correct its approach toward IRI'
6/22/2012 5:51:57 PM

G5+1 should correct its approach toward Iran in the upcoming nuclear talks, Tehran's interim Friday Prayers leader Hojjatoleslam Sayyed Ahmad Khatami said in his 2nd sermon on Friday.

He noted that the demands of the G5+1 (US, UK, France, China, and Russia plus Germany) from Iran in Moscow nuclear talks had been underlined and stated by the Zionist regime Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu before the negotiations and this means the influence of Tel-Aviv on the process of decision making in the group.

“The West's current approach in negotiations with Tehran could result in a deadlock in the talks; any deadlock in Iran and G5+1 negotiations will definitely harm the western countries in the first place.”

Khatami siad that talks for the sake of talks is fruitless, noting that Iran will attend the upcoming meetings with G5+1 to contribute to the progress of the negotiations forward.

His remarks followed two days of hectic negotiations between Iran and the G5+1 in the Russian capital on Monday and Tuesday.

During five sessions of negotiations, the two sides' negotiators exchanged views over the packages of proposals they had presented in the last month talks in Baghdad.

Iran's chief negotiator Saeed Jalili said after two days of talks with the G5+1 in Moscow on Tuesday that uranium enrichment is the Iranian nation's inalienable right and the Group 5+1 should now make a choice.

'Iran, in particular had prepared comprehensive discussions to elaborate on its own viewpoints around five axes and the first session of the talks focused on these viewpoints,' he continued.

Jalili said his team 'expressed Iran's views explicitly and clearly'.

'We emphasized that uranium enrichment is the inalienable right of the Iranian nation. Enrichment for peaceful uses in all levels is an inalienable right,' the Iranian top negotiator reiterated.

Jalili said the Group 5+1 (the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany) should now make a choice, and asked the world powers to 'stop walking along the previous dead-end streets and step on the path of cooperation with the Iranian nation'.

'No logic approves of confrontation against the Iranian nation's progress,' he said, expressing hope that the next month meeting at experts' level would serve as an opportunity for the western powers to opt for the correct path and step out of their dead-end path.

'We are ready to prove the righteousness of Iran's stances technically, legally and politically through crystal-clear logic at the experts meetings, especially with regard to peaceful nuclear activities,' stressed Jalili.

Meantime, he warned that Iran would reciprocate 'any unconstructive attitude on the path of talks with an appropriate response', while stressing, 'moving on the constructive path of talks and cooperation can guarantee success of future talks'.

EU foreign policy Chief Catherine Ashton, who leads the delegations of the six world powers in negotiations with Iran said that the representatives from Tehran and the sextet will attend an experts' meeting next month on July 3rd in Istanbul.

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Supreme Leader’s Speech to Government Officials and Ambassadors of Islamic Countries

Supreme Leader’s Speech to Government Officials and Ambassadors of Islamic Countries
18/06/2012

The following is the full text of the speech delivered on June 18, 2012 by Ayatollah Khamenei the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution in a meeting with government officials and ambassadors of Islamic countries. The meeting was held on the occasion of Mab'ath.

In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

I would like to congratulate the esteemed people who have attended this splendid meeting - especially the guests who come from other countries and the honorable ambassadors of Muslim countries - on this great Eid. I would also like to congratulate the people of Iran who founded their movement on Mab'ath and made efforts to reach the great goals of the Last Prophet's (s.w.a.) be'that. They took the trouble and thankfully they were given what Allah the Exalted has promised. Allah the Exalted has promised victory, progress and happiness for nations that follow this path and His promises are unbreakable. I also congratulate the Islamic Ummah on this great Eid. After decades of experimenting with different schools of thought, today the Islamic Ummah has developed a tendency towards Prophet Muhammad's (s.w.a.) religion. After Muslim intellectuals, opinion-makers and pioneers experienced different western and eastern schools of thought, claims and -isms for many years and realized their futility and failure, today the Islamic Ummah has turned to the essence and goals of be'that. Today is an auspicious day for them and we hope all human beings benefit from the blessings of be'that.

What I am trying to say is that there are different aspects to be'that. The beams of light that have emanated from be'that are more than a few. But today humanity needs two things that have their roots in be'that. One is promotion of thinking and the other is moral purification. If these two things are ensured, the old wishes of humanity will be fulfilled, justice will be ensured, happiness will be ensured, material welfare will be ensured. The main problem lies in these two areas.

The Holy Prophet (s.w.a.) says, "I was appointed as Prophet to perfect moral virtues." Also, the Holy Quran says, "He it is Who raised among the inhabitants of Mecca a Messenger from among themselves, who recites to them His communications and purifies them." [The Holy Quran, 62, 2] After mentioning purification in the ayah, the Holy Quran continues, "... and teaches them the Book and the Wisdom." This is a lofty goal: purifying human beings, cleansing hearts, improving commitment of humanity to ethics and saving human beings from moral problems, ethical weaknesses and human passions. This is a goal.

The issue of thinking is also an essential issue and it is not particular to the Prophet of Islam (s.w.a.). All prophets were sent to revive the power of thinking among human beings. The Commander of the Faithful (a.s.) says in a sermon in Nahjul Balaghah, "Then Allah sent His Messengers and series of His prophets towards them to get them to fulfill the pledges of His creation, to recall to them His bounties, to exhort them by preaching, to unveil before them the hidden treasure of wisdom." Prophets were sent to uncover the treasure of wisdom which is hidden in human beings.

Human beings have a great capacity for thinking. When we do not think, when we do not study, when we do not reflect on the divine signs, when we do not reflect on our history, on the different events that have happened to humanity, on the past afflictions and on the causes of great victories that nations have achieved, we deprive ourselves of the spiritual treasure that Allah the Exalted has bestowed on us. "Then Allah sent His Messengers and series of His prophets towards them to get them to fulfill the pledges of His creation, to recall to them His bounties, to exhort them by preaching, to unveil before them the hidden treasure of wisdom." Today humanity needs these two things.

Human communities need to think. They need to find out the causes of human afflictions. There is no doubt about the fact that there is oppression and about the fact that double standards are prevalent in the policies of the domineering powers of the world. It is obvious to everybody that human communities are exposed to clear oppression. Everybody can clearly see that the domineering powers are oppressing defenseless nations. A superpower travels thousands of kilometers and imposes its hegemony on a poor and defenseless country in our region. They turn wedding ceremonies into funerals. Their helicopters shower the people with death. They demolish houses. And nobody is allowed to protest. They do not even apologize. This is the situation of the world. This is the case with advanced countries as well. Take a look at the economic issues of the world and you will see that the situation of the advanced countries is not different. Solving the problems of the people is not an issue for Europe. They are only trying to solve the problems of capitalists, owners of banks and those who have enormous wealth: today this is what they are concerned about. The domineering powers are not concerned about humanity. These are some of the realities that exist in the world. Human beings should think and try to find out the causes of these problems. The cause of these problems is the system of hegemony, the existence of two poles: those who dominate and those who are dominated. If the domineering powers did not exist, the system of hegemony would be annihilated. Similarly, if those who are dominated refused to give in to domination, the system of hegemony would fall apart. And in this regard, the responsibility lies on the shoulders of nations, especially on the shoulders of outstanding political and cultural personalities.

When the satans who are affiliated with the arrogant powers notice a truly popular liberation movement in one corner of the world, they focus all their efforts on turning that movement against itself or changing its main characteristics. You see what is happening in our region today. The people carry out revolutions in order to put an end to their dependence on America, in order to deliver themselves from the hegemony of Zionism, in order to express hatred towards the existence of this cancerous tumor in the heart of Islamic countries. In response, all political, security and financial organizations of the arrogant powers and their followers start to counter the popular movement. This is the issue.

Nations should stand on their own feet. They should make use of the divine blessing of thinking. They should have faith in themselves. They should have faith in their power. They should have faith in God. They should show that they trust God. Allah the Exalted has promised to support those who support His cause. "And surely Allah will help him who helps His cause." [The Holy Quran, 22: 40] Allah the Exalted has stressed this. If nations stand up and resist, they will definitely achieve victory. Our nation is a living example in this regard. The enemy uses thousands of tools and propaganda techniques to hide the truth from the people of the world, but the truth is what we can see. Over the past 33 years and since the first day, our Revolution, our nation and our dear country have been the target of their attacks and plots. People with different political tendencies have come to power since then: they have disagreed on hundreds of issues, but all of them have shared the tendency to confront and harm the Islamic Revolution and the tendency to use different methods to push aside this living role model which is in front of Muslims. The same is still true today. They have joined hands to push the Iranian nation out of the scene. I would tell you with absolute certainty that they will completely fail in their efforts.

Of course, victory is impossible without selfless efforts, without taking action, without taking risks. Allah the Exalted has not promised victory to those who fail to take action. And piety alone is not enough. We need to make selfless efforts as well and we need to be patient. "And certainly we would bear with patience your persecution of us." [The Holy Quran, 14: 12] This is what divine prophets would say to their enemies. They would tell their enemies that they would resist, and they did so. In spite of all that suppression, today the logic of divine prophets has spread to all parts of the world. The logic of divine prophets prevailed, but the logic of pharaonic people did not. And this prophetic orientation and movement will spread on a daily basis. It is necessary to be patient. It is necessary to resist. Our people showed that they are resistant. Our enemies do not want to understand this. They do not want to learn from their past experiences. They should know that obstinacy, arrogance, self-importance and unreasonable expectations will not get them anywhere against the Iranian nation. Our nation is standing firm. Our nation has identified the path and the goal. Our nation has identified its capacities.

The lesson that we have learnt from the Holy Quran and Islam is resistance, selfless efforts and unity - the joining of hearts and hands. And this is not particular to our nation. The entire world of Islam should be united. Today you see that causing sectarian conflicts between Shia and Sunni is one of the points that our enemies stress strongly. In line with the wishes of the intelligence services of America and Israel, those who believe neither in Shia Islam, nor in Sunni Islam, nor in the essence of Islam announce that they are concerned about the spread of Shia Islam. What do you know about Shia Islam? What do you know about Sunni Islam? You do not even believe in religion. Today the policy of the arrogant powers and their intelligence services is to make us fear each other. They are trying to make Shia and Sunni fear each other. They are trying to cause conflicts. The only way to defeat the enemies is to think and unite, to make hearts get closer to each other, to join hands. "He it is Who sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of truth, that He might cause it to prevail over all religions." [The Holy Quran, 9: 33] And by Allah's grace, this will happen. Allah the Exalted in His grace will make the goals, commands and plans of this be'that prevail over all the plots of the enemy.

I hope Allah the Exalted bestows increasing blessings on you, on the Iranian nation and on the Islamic Ummah. I hope He associates the immaculate soul of our magnanimous Imam (r.a.) - who opened up this path in front of us and guided us towards it - with His saints, divine prophets and the infallible Imams.

Greetings be upon you and Allah's mercy and blessings

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Hegemony's undue expectations go nowhere

Hegemony's undue expectations go nowhere
2012/06/18 - 17:49

Human community nowadays is in dire need of a "resurrection of intellect" and "purification of soul," Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei said Monday in a ceremony held to mark the anniversary of Mab'ath, the auspicious appointment of the Last Messenger of Allah, Hadhrat Muhammad (S.A.) to his divine mission.

Ayatollah Khamenei congratulated the Islamic Ummah on the auspicious Eid, adding that a return of the Muslim nations to pure Islam during the current movements in the Middle East and North Africa shows the nations have eventually realized after prolonged frustrations that all Western or Eastern schools of thought fail to meet human's true needs or make it prosperous except Islam.

Ayatollah Khamenei said human community today was lagging in thought and morality whereas a major goal of the Mab'ath was to rescue human being from moral degradation. "Nations would see their problems resolved once and for all once the goal is fulfilled," the IR Leader said.

Ayatollah Khamenei said another major goal of Mab'ath was to revive human thought and intellect, adding that the human community was in dire need of ration and thought in order to find the root-causes of the problems that have befallen it.

Ayatollah Khamenei touched on the blatant tyranny of bullying powers in the region and said that the bullying powers never pay any attention to the status of human. "For instance, amid the current economic problems, the world people are witnessing that that domineering power only seek to resolve the problems of bankers or corporations rather than those of people," the IR Leader said.

"The root-cause of all these problems is the world hegemony and its dividing of world into the two opposite poles of domineering versus domineered countries," Ayatollah Khamenei said, adding that the nations can resolve the existing problems by abandoning their domineered position.

The Islamic Revolution Leader warned that the world bullies had embarked on relentless efforts to control or divert the regional revolutions. He called on the revolutionary nations to rely on their God-given intellect, believe in God's promises and decide their fate by resisting against the bullies.

Ayatollah Khamenei said the present dignified status of the Iranian nation was a clear proof that perseverance and resistance against the world bullies would result in dignity and grandeur.

"In the past 33 years, the savvy Iranian nation has been subject to non-stop conspiracies of the world powers; they have actually sought not to allow Iran to become a live model of perseverance and progress for other nations," Ayatollah Khamenei said, adding, "this time as well, the ongoing efforts of the domineering powers for sidelining the Iranian nation would fail indeed."

Ayatollah Khamenei added however that God's promises would be fulfilled only once the nations engage in political and social diligence and take risks. "Just having faith in God is not enough for cherishing His promise of victory, rather diligence and patience are required," Ayatollah Khamenei said.

Ayatollah Khamenei advised the enemies of the Islamic Iran to get lessons from their futile experiences in the face of the diligent, patient Iranian nation and realize that undue expectations or vanity would go nowhere in the face of a nation that has found itself and learnt perseverance and unity from the Holy Koran.

Ayatollah Khamenei said the world of Islam was in dire need of unity, adding that enemies of Islam were seeking to make Muslim Shias and Muslim Sunnis to be afraid of one another.

The IR Leader castigated those individuals within the Muslim community whose conduct proves divisive, adding that some individuals who categorically have no faith in Islam were setting off the fire of division upon demand of the spy services of the world hegemony by expressing concerns about expansion of Shiism.

Ayatollah Khamenei expressed hope the Islamic Ummah in God's favor would prevail over its enemies and that the goals of Mab'ath would be fulfilled in full.

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Tehran’s Friday Prayers Sermons

Tehran’s Friday Prayers Sermons
Friday, 15 June 2012 10:30

Tehran’s Interim Friday Prayers Leader, Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, has said the Iranian nation will never forego its lawful right to use peaceful nuclear energy.

According to IRIB, addressing a massive crowd of Friday Prayers worshippers and the Faithful in Tehran, and with only a few days left to the start of negotiations between Iran and 5+1 Group in Moscow , Russia, Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati stressed that Iran has repeatedly said it will not relinquish its lawful and inalienable right to use peaceful nuclear energy.

In further comments, Tehran’s Interim Friday Prayers Leader described the negotiations in Baghdad between Iran and 5+1 Group as positive, stressing that the Islamic republic of Iran is prepared to continue with these discussions, away from any pressure, and very much hopes that a negotiated settlement of this issue can be found in the end.

Turning to the spate of recent terrorist attacks in Iraq, Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati said these acts of terrorism are taking place with the full backing of a number of regional Arab countries, as well as the United States of America. Ayatollah Jannati added: “They want to weaken the popular elected government of prime minister, Nouri Al-Maleki”.

Turning to the recent string of bomb attacks and killing of civilians in Syria, Tehran’s Interim Friday Prayers Leader said these atrocities are a direct result of plots and schemes of the United States, the Zionist regime, and a number of regional Arab countries which act at the behest of the United States.

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