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Leader: Palestine first issue of Muslim world
Ayatollah Khamenei urges high turnout in presidential election
The Leader made the remarks in an address to a crowd of people gathering at the mausoleum of the founder of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in southern Tehran on Monday to mark the 35th anniversary of his passing, Press TV reported.
Ayatollah Khamenei said Operation Al-Aqsa Storm against Israel was carried out at the right time and put the Israeli regime on a path that will lead to its destruction and elimination.
During Operation Al-Aqsa Storm, the Palestinians pushed the enemy to a corner where it had no way to escape, he noted.
The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas launched Operation Al-Aqsa Storm on October 7, 2023, penetrating deep into the territories occupied by the Israeli regime, by carrying out large-scale air, land, and sea strikes.
The group said the operation was a reaction to the recurring desecration of Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Al-Quds as well as intensified Israeli atrocities against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
Ayatollah Khamenei further stated that Imam Khomeini emphasized that the people of Palestine themselves would have to restore their own rights and force the Israeli regime to retreat.
He noted that everything that the late leader predicted regarding the issue of Palestine has come true.
He said Imam Khomeini believed that the people of Palestine should not trust the so-called peace talks, play an active role and restore their rights to achieve a final victory in the face of the Israeli enemy.
Ayatollah Khamenei also urged all nations, particularly Muslims, to support the Palestinian people to help them defeat the Zionist regime.
“These big developments are being realized now,” he emphasized.
“Although the US and many Western countries continue to support this regime, they also know that there is no way out for the occupying regime.”
The Leader warned that the US, elements of the global Zionism and some regional states have hatched a comprehensive plan to change relations and equations in the region.
Ayatollah Khamenei also pointed to the death of former Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi, foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and six others in a helicopter crash last month and said they are “martyrs of service” as they lost their lives while serving the people.
He described “dear” president Raisi as a hard-working and honest man who made his utmost efforts to serve the Iranian nation.
Despite the president’s death, Iranian authorities managed to maintain the country’s full tranquility and security, the Leader added.
Ayatollah Khamenei also pointed to the June 28 presidential election in Iran, organized after President Raisi’s death, and said an “epic of election” will complete the huge funeral held for the martyrs.
The Leader called for high turnout in the upcoming “important” presidential election, saying that it would be great achievement for the nation.