{"id":10567,"date":"2016-12-15T09:49:01","date_gmt":"2016-12-15T09:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/?p=10567"},"modified":"2016-12-15T09:52:49","modified_gmt":"2016-12-15T09:52:49","slug":"imam-khamenei-all-officials-people-responsible-to-defend-islamic-establishment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/imam-khamenei-all-officials-people-responsible-to-defend-islamic-establishment\/","title":{"rendered":"Imam Khamenei: &#8220;All officials, people responsible to defend Islamic establishment&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Imam Khamenei met with members of the headquarters set up to commemorate 4,000 martyrs of Iran\u2019s northern Golestan Province last Monday, the details of which were released on Thursday at the venue of the commemoration conference.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10568\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10568\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10568\" src=\"http:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/11.jpg\" alt=\"Imam Khamenei receives a group of officials from Gholestan Province.\" width=\"650\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/11.jpg 650w, https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/11-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10568\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Imam Khamenei receives a group of officials from Golestan Province.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During the meeting, Imam\u00a0Khamenei described the sacrifice made by martyrs to \u201cprotect the Islamic Revolution [as well as] national dignity and future and history of the country\u201d as very significant, adding,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIf it were not for these sacrifices and love of martyrdom [among the Iranian people], the nascent sapling of the Islamic Revolution would not have endured in the face of hard tempests and would be annihilated. Therefore, this spirit of sacrifice and selflessness must be preserved and bolstered.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Leader of the Islamic Revolution described the \u201cIslamic Iran\u201d as the central point and main target of plots and attacks by the arrogance. Explaining the reason why enemies feel threatened by the Islamic Republic, Imam Khamenei said,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAt a time when all arrogance\u2019s policies were aimed at isolating religion, the dear Islam and the Holy Quran started to govern this country and then entered different regions of the world. This astonishing and important development caused the enemy to feel threatened and [this is why] conspiracy and activity against the Islamic establishment started from the first day [after the victory] of the Islamic Revolution.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Emphasising the need to \u201crecognise the enemy and its plots,\u201d the leader mentioned a<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cgeneral feeling of responsibility among officials and people,\u201d as the main condition for the continuation of the enemies\u2019 failure in the face of the Islamic establishment and pointed out, \u201cAll officials and people [of Iran] must feel responsible [in this regard] and set defending the Islamic establishment as their main duty.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10569\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10569\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10569\" src=\"http:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/12.jpg\" alt=\"Imam Khamenei receives a group of officials from Gholestan Province.\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/12.jpg 650w, https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/12-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10569\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Imam Khamenei receives a group of officials from Golestan Province.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Imam Khamenei said the revival [of the memory] and commemoration of martyrs was a \u201clasting good deed, continued charity, and a move to defend the Islamic establishment.\u201d Giving recommendations to officials of the headquarters charged with the commemoration of martyrs, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution said, \u201cTry to produce audiences, and that is, in fact, the same as finding audiences, in order to convey your intellectual and artistic products and productions to their minds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Leader of the Islamic Revolution opined that conveying one\u2019s message to minds and hearts of audiences was a complicated task needing artistic subtleties, and while emphasising the need for the young people to know about their revolutionary history and identity, added,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe existing coordination, coexistence, and empathy between Shias and Sunnis in the country is the biggest weapon against the enemies of Islam and the Quran and Iran, and this important issue must be transferred to the minds of the young audiences in an artful manner.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Imam Khamenei also explained the positive points and characteristics of the people of Golestan Province, including \u201cbeing endowed with superb manpower\u201d and \u201coptimal and effective coexistence among various ethnic and religious groups.\u201d The Leader then pointed to plans made and heavy costs undertaken by enemies to sow discord among Iranians and added, \u201cin the Islamic Iran and in various regions of Golestan Province, just to the contrary of plots and demands of Takfiri currents and enemy\u2019s spy agencies, various ethnic groups and religions are doing their utmost to preserve [peaceful] coexistence and cooperation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Leader of the Islamic Revolution described the existing cooperation and mutual compassion among various ethnic and religious groups as \u201cpurposive, targeted and decisive political work\u201d against divisive efforts of enemies, and one of the real strengths of the country. The Leader added,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cSuch coordination and compassion and mutual communications are among the Islamic Republic\u2019s unique potentialities and tools in the asymmetrical war with the global arrogance, namely, America and Zionism, and they are not able to understand and analyze this.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10570\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10570\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10570\" src=\"http:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/13.jpg\" alt=\"Imam Khamenei receives a group of officials from Gholestan Province.\" width=\"650\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/13.jpg 650w, https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/13-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/13-110x75.jpg 110w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10570\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Imam Khamenei receives a group of officials from Gholestan Province.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Leader mentioned \u201cthe pioneering nature of the people of Golestan [Province] in embracing the movement of [the late] Imam Khomeini,\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cloyalty and sacrifice for the Islamic Revolution in such cases as the incident of November 26, 1978, and fighting against secessionist groups in early [years after victory of] the revolution,\u201d and the \u201csuccess of the IRGC [Islamic Revolution Guards Corps] and Army forces of the province in defending [the country] during the Sacred Defense [Iraqi imposed war against Iran]\u201d as other prominent characteristics and positive points of this region, proving vigilance of its people. The Leader added, \u201cI hail and express my compassion, trust and devotion for each and every one of people, officials as well as Shia and Sunni clerics of Golestan Province.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/leader.ir\/en\/content\/17001\/The-Leader's-meeting-with-officials-from-Golestan-Province\" target=\"_blank\">leader.ir<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Imam Khamenei met with members of the headquarters set up to commemorate 4,000 martyrs of Iran\u2019s northern Golestan Province last Monday, the details of which were released on Thursday at the venue of the commemoration conference. 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