Khamenei.ir

What should be done in the face of those who follow American policies in the region? Our language is the language of advice. The ignorant in these governments say things against the people of Iran and the Islamic Republic which are not worthy of attention. Our goal is not to respond to their nonsense, rather our goal is to advise. We advise. The actions that some regional governments are taking today, at the service of the US, are to their own disadvantage. In fact, they are ruining themselves. The enemy does whatever he can. They created these takfiris in our region. They foolishly thought that they could wage a religious war by doing so. However, Allah the Exalted delivered a blow to their face because a religious war was not and will not be waged.


We stood firm against those who were provoked by the enemy and we thankfully succeeded, but their issue was working as the enemy's mercenaries. Their issue was not about a religious, tribal and denominational war. The enemy wanted this. The enemy wanted to wage a war between Shia and Sunni, but "Praise belongs to the God Who made our enemies among the fools" [from a prayer by Imam Sajjad]. Allah the Exalted made our enemies fools. The number of Sunnis that DAESH killed in the region was larger than the number of Shias! They wanted to wage a war between Sunni and Shia. However, Allah the Exalted delivered a blow to their mouth.

Our confrontation against takfiri forces was a confrontation against oppression and distortion of Islam. It was a fight against a savage group which knew nothing about Islamic morality and civility and about the truth of Islam. They used to burn and skin people alive and they used to take Muslim families captive. They were engulfed by all kinds of corruption including political, sexual, financial and practical corruption. They were the agents of the US and Zionism. And their cohorts and followers – wherever they are – are the agents of the US and Zionism as well. This is a reality. We stood up against them. If the world of Islam wants to achieve dignity, it should not abandon unity, solidarity and unanimity. If the world of Islam wants to achieve power and dignity, it has to stand up against Zionism.

December 6, 2017