Alwaght- Leader of the Islamic Revolution says enemies seek to undermine the trust of the Iranian nation in the Islamic establishment through targeting the country’s economy.
In an address to a mammoth gathering of pilgrims in the holy Iranian city of Mashhad on Tuesday on the first day of the Persian New Year, Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei added that the economy is a priority for Iran.
"To succeed in realizing their objectives against Iran, the Iranians and the Islamic Republic, the enemies of the Islamic Republic are looking for economic strategies and in better words, seek to deal economic blows to the Iranian nation," the Leader said
Ayatollah Khamenei acknowledged the existence of weaknesses in the country, adding, however, that these shortcomings stem from management flaws.
The Islamic establishment and the Islamic Republic have offered "prominent and remarkable" services to Iran and the Iranians, the Leader said.
Ayatollah Khamenei described the new Persian calendar year as “important” for the country, both in terms of the need for more economic mobility and the upcoming presidential and city council elections across the country.
The Leader said the Iranians must also show their national unity in the New Year and prove their commitment to the Islamic establishment and the revolution and show the enemies their allegiance to the Islamic system.
The Leader said the enemy seeks to attribute the existing economic issues to Islam and blame the Islamic foundations of the country for the economic woes.
“The enemy’s goal is to dismay and disillusion the Iranian nation with the Islamic establishment through economic pressure and drive a wedge between the people and the Islamic establishment,” the Leader stated, emphasizing, however, that the enemy has not been and would never be able to achieve its objectives.
Figures indicating Iran’s progress in the military and economy are very remarkable, Ayatollah Khamenei said, adding that the number of university students, as one example, has increased 25 times the pre-revolution figures.
There has been a six-fold increase in the length of roads built in the country, while electricity generation has grown 14 times and non-oil exports have risen 57-fold, the Leader said.
