Dissolving and assimilating into the culture of disbelief and arrogance started before the Pahlavi period. During the reign of the Pahlavis, corruption reached its peak and they spread this contagious disease… . This Revolution was truly a demonstration of God’s mercy to the Iranian nation. Had it not taken place, the way things were going, our country would have been in a far worse situation than all the other dependent countries that we know of. The Revolution stopped this from happening. The Islamic Revolution decisively stopped this movement toward absolute collapse.
Imam Khamenei
Jan. 23, 2024