Message [Reply to congratulatory telegraph]

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

Your Excellency Shaykh Za'id Bin Sultan Al-e Nahyan, Head of the UAE Government,

I acknowledge the receipt of your telegraph on the occasion of the new lunar year with pleasure. I implore God almighty to grant Islamic nations victory over their enemies, particularly the usurper Israel and the great Satan- the criminal US in the New Year and curtail the hands of their hirelings such as the criminal Saddam from the region. I also hope Muslims restore their peace and honorable life and promote the sacred and brilliant laws of Islam across the world. May God's peace and mercy be upon you!

Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini

Dhul-Hijjah 27,1403 AH