Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called�US efforts and sanctions against Iran as manifestation of�atrocity and "truly criminal,"�but said�the Islamic Republic will continue to resist until it brings�as much disgrace upon Washington as is possible.

�Concerning the economic problems, we do not factor out the Americans� evil role and their sanctions that are truly criminal,� Ayatollah Khamenei said on Monday.

The Leader was addressing a joint graduation ceremony for a number of cadets of Iran's Armed Forces via a video call.
The country �will keep up its steadfastness and resistance until turning America�s maximum pressure into maximum disgrace and a source of regret for them,� Ayatollah Khamenei stated.
"Maximum pressure� has been US President Donald Trump�s signature foreign policy tactic towards Iran since his inauguration in 2016.

As part of the high-handed campaign, Trump took the US out of a historic nuclear accord between Iran and others in 2018. He then brought back the sanctions�lifted under the deal in another illegal and unilateral move that defied the�nuclear accord, also�endorsed�by the United Nations Security Council.

'Idle talk of US scoundrels'

Ayatollah Khamenei pointed to a recent boast by Trump about Washington�s interference in the Iranian economy, saying, �Only miscreants like you are capable of taking pride in such atrocity.�

However, the US�s own dire economic situation as witnessed by�its�thousands of billions of dollars in budget deficit as well as�tens of millions of hungry citizens and people living�below the poverty line is �very bad� itself, the Leader noted.

The Leader, meanwhile, reminded that�although the source of many of the Islamic Republic�s predicaments lies�abroad, their remedy lies inside the country�and rests�upon precise calculations, correct attitude towards national and regional affairs, as well as�deployment of tact, endeavor, sagacity, and conviction.

The Leader said the country�s economic difficulties are solvable through �round-the-clock endeavors by authorities,� �strong, inclusive, and untiring management,� and finally �focus upon domestic production� and refusal to pin hope on foreign assistance.

By God�s grace, through strong devotion, and national conviction, the Iranian nation will�nevertheless�surmount its problems and parlay sanctions into instruments of strengthening its economy, Ayatollah Khamenei said.

Therefore, the racket that is being made by �the scoundrels, who are ruling the American nation� should not preoccupy anyone, Ayatollah Khamenei advised.

The Leader went on to describe �defensive power� as well as �cultural capability and solidity� as the pillars that underpin a country�s national power together with �economic strength and stability.�

�Security for the country is a very high and essential value, and a vital element, because without security all of the country�s values would suffer disruption,� Ayatollah Khamenei said.

Without the defensive power, a country is left at the mercy of such countries as the United States that are apt to commit �aggression, abuse, interference and encroachment� against other nations, Ayatollah Khamenei said.

�You see today what acts of aggression are perpetrated against some countries,� the Leader remarked.

Ayatollah Khamenei said the country�s defensive prowess has not been spared the idle talk of American officials either.

The Leader said the reason they are talking about Iran�s defensive, missile, and regional capabilities is the Islamic Republic�s �precise and rational calculations��as well as the Americans� own �fear and shortcomings in this area.�

 


Source: Press TV