Iran’s stance against unjust global order baffling ‘tyrannical powers’: Leader
US-Israeli aggression foiled by ‘Iranian youth’
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Saturday that the main reason for the confusion of corrupt and tyrannical powers is not Iran’s nuclear program, but the country’s stance against the unjust global order and its move toward establishing a fair national and international system.
Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks in a message to the 59th annual meeting of the Union of Islamic student associations in Europe.
He urged students abroad to recognize their abilities, entrust their hearts to God, and lead student associations toward this important mission.
Highlighting the role of Iranian youth in repelling a major military offensive by the US and its “disgraceful outgrowth” in the region, referring to the Israeli regime, the Leader said the aggression was brought to defeat by the initiative, courage, and self-sacrifice of the young people of Iran.
“It has been proven that the Iranian nation, by relying on its capabilities, guided by faith and righteous action, can stand against corrupt and oppressive powers and convey the call for Islamic values to the world more loudly than ever,” Ayatollah Khamenei said.
He underlined that the deep sorrow over the martyrdom of several scientists, military commanders, and other citizens has not and will not stop the determined Iranian youth, noting that the families of these martyrs are themselves at the forefront of the movement.
On June 13, Israel launched an unprovoked war against Iran, assassinating many high-ranking military commanders, nuclear scientists, and civilians.
More than a week later, the United States also entered the war by bombing three Iranian nuclear sites in a grave violation of the United Nations Charter, international law, and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
In response, the Iranian Armed Forces targeted strategic sites across the occupied territories as well as the al-Udeid air base in Qatar, the largest American military base in West Asia.
On June 24, Iran, through its successful retaliatory operations against both the Israeli regime and the US, managed to impose a halt to the illegal assault.