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Iran, 40 Years of Honour

The Iranian year 1397 was a turning point for the Iranian nation. It was the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. Now, the Islamic Republic system has entered a new era and is getting prepared for taking the second big stride as the Leader called it in his detailed and comprehensive statement.

The Islamic Revolution of Iran is 40 years old. During these years, the Islamic Republic system not only has not weakened but has become stronger day by day. Of course, there have been problems but it is to keep the high morale and hope in the future that matters. If we have a glance at the past, we will see that the nascent Islamic Republic system had faced a variety of plots since the beginning of its formation. Each of these plots could have destroyed any country and system but the Iranian nation thwarted every plot and Islamic Republic overcame every challenge.

For the past 40 years, there has hardly been a juncture in which the Americans have not claimed that the Islamic Republic is going to be annihilated soon. As the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Khamenei, said on October 8, 2018, "That the Islamic Revolution has succeeded to save Iran from the Britain and America is considered as a great success for this revolution."

Today, Iran is not fighting the enemies inside its borders but destroys its enemies hundreds of kilometers away from its borders. Iran is self-sufficient in manufacturing its weapons and military equipment. The Iranian nation has weathered every conspiracy from domestic coups, an all-out war which was supported by scores of countries to economic pressures and sanctions. The enemies cannot be expected to avoid plotting against Iran; but as long as the Iranian nation is united they won't let the enemies attain their illegitimate goals. The Islamic Republic is the greatest challenge for the United States and its allies as they know well that they will never be able to restore their dominance over Iran to devour its resources and riches.

The Islamic Revolution has challenged the Global Arrogance by putting forward a salvaging thought. The enemies of Islam are well aware that they should forge division and discord in the region to break the model of Islamic resistance and remove the barriers on the way of the US and Israeli expansionism in the region. Today, the United States has stood against the Islamic Ummah with diverse plots. The main policy of the US is based on warmongering in Islamic countries which is a multi-purpose agenda. Firstly, war pours billions of dollars to the coffers of arms manufacturing companies. Secondly, war kills thousands of Muslims in different countries. Thirdly, war raises to the ground the infrastructures of these countries and makes them further dependent on foreign aids and borrowing money from global organizations which are mainly headed and run by Americans or their stooges. Fourthly, any war in the Islamic world distracts Muslims from the crimes of the Zionist regime in Palestine and the chronic cause of Palestine as the main problem of the Islamic Ummah. No doubt, what happened in recent years and decades in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Bahrain and so on, is the manipulation of that plot.

Ayatollah Khamenei points to the stratagem of the enemies to erect a wall between Iran and the Islamic world, saying, "Everyone is duty-bound to dismantle this forged wall."

The Iranian nation, with the spirit of resistance and independence-seeking, has taken big strides not only during the 8-year imposed war and the security of the country, but also in construction, science and technology. 40 years of experience have proved that preservation of the Islamic and Revolutionary values is a lasting asset for stability, progress and security of Iran. This great asset has made the Islamic Revolution and revolutionary movements vigorous, courageous and agile to make a brighter and more honorable future.

Ayatollah Khamenei addressing a huge gathering of Basiji forces, said, "The enemy has intensified its hostility on every side to destroy the resistance emanating from the revolutionary and Islamic thought in the region; but the faithful and steadfast youths and men brought the enemies to their knees by repelling the Takfiri cancerous tumor of Daesh and once more proved to all the concept of 'We can'."

The persistence of the lively move of resistance in the Islamic world indicates the dynamism and vividness of the values of the Islamic Revolution. These values have been internalized in the Islamic Republic system. They are in fact the indexes of the Islamic Republic's might. That's why the Global Arrogance has incessantly tried to deal blows to the Islamic Iran by any possible means. Imposition of war, political pressures, economic sanctions, psychological war and assassination of scientists have all been the parts of this puzzle. The Leader stresses, "Social settlement and stability, national security and unity, abiding by the principles and fundamentals of the revolution, continuation of the move towards scientific development, expansion and deepening of the revolutionary and Islamic culture, defensive and missile progress, and presence in the region are the elements of the Islamic Republic's might and the enemies seek to strike these elements of power."

According to the Leader, "The greatness of Iran, the might of the Islamic Republic and the invincibility of the Iranian nation" are the three undeniable facts which the enemies wish that the Iranian nation were not aware of or neglect them so that they are mistaken about the conditions of the country and their capabilities.

The Islamic Republic of Iran, in spite of negative media hype and Iranophobic insinuations, has turned into the engine of Islamic Awakening in the region as it has never been tired or retreated before the conspiracies of the enemy. The Iranian people, with their fateful presence in fighting terrorism and their million-strong presence in the demonstrations of the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution's victory, proved that they will never bow to the pressures of the US and its comrades-in-crime. This resistance has shown that the values and ideals of the Islamic Revolution have transcended far beyond the borders of Iran and keep inspiring not just Muslims but freedom-seeking people in the world.