In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Mercifu l
Overthrow of the 2500- year-old regime by divine will
This (Revolution) was not an act of human beings; it was the work of God. Humankind can free a city or a region, but it cannot set into motion a society in such a manner that it overthrows a 2,500- year-old monarchy with bare hands. On 25 November- the birthday of Muhammad Rida Pahlavi- in the grand bazaar of Tehran, nobody could dare not to hang a flag out of fear of the police! So how is it possible to regard such a massive uprising as a work of human beings? It was a divine did; it was the work of God. All the sections and classes of the people united and exterminated this criminal regime from its roots and began a struggle against colonialism. In addition, because the Great God was behind this nation, the task was completed and the Revolution triumphed.
Desperate moves
This land belongs to you; it is your own country. Today every person must act and perform his duty according to his share. You did not take a step backward and with resistance and help, managed to rid your country of the evil of the treacherous Muhammad Rida. With all the power, money, and backing of the aliens, he could not offer resistance vis-a-vis the faith of the people who fought with their bare hands against the tanks, guns, and bayonets.
Still, colonialism does not leave these people alone, and in every nook and corner of the country, we hear of ominous problems. However, because the Great God is the guardian of the people of Iran, these conspiracies too will be nullified. These are desperate moves. They are nobodies; they are insignificant. At the time, that they had weapons and were being supported, they did not do anything worthwhile and the people got rid of them; whereas now, when we are armed and the nation is our defender, we have no fear.
Who is this minor person «1» to incite trouble; he does not have the talent for these sorts of things. God is always with the oppressed, and right has always prevailed over wrong, and faith has always triumphed. Our genuine Revolution- that advanced with bare hands in the face of weaponry and force- triumphed with the help of the benevolent God, and our Revolution overthrew the taghouti monarchy. With trust in God, unity of expression, and the effort of the sons of this soil, we shall together rebuild this country. The foreigners are nobody.
Claimants of the defenders of human rights
The foreigners talk of human rights. Which humans do they mean? They (those who were executed) killed humanity, they are criminals, they were not the accused; they killed human beings. We thank our French friends for treating us hospitably during our stay in that country, and they gave me the opportunity to send my messages to the dear people of Iran. However, I did not expect our French friends to lecture us on human rights for the sake of a few criminals, traitors and thieves, and to criticize us on the pretext of human rights. «2» In addition, rebuke and censure us in the name of defending human rights in the genuine Revolution of Iran, in which by God's will, an oppressed nation said" Yes" to the call of truth. It would have been good if they had come to the defense of human rights when the corrupt Pahlavi regime was trampling it and torturing and killing thousands of the youth of this country; it would have been good if they had come to the help of the oppressed people of Iran and defended human rights, and not to attack us for the sake of a few criminals and murderers, the like of whom have been rare in the history of mankind. We executed a few inhuman persons. What else are human rights then?
I thank the people of France for the opportunity they gave me to relay the cry of the people of Iran to the world; and to relay my messages from the free country of France to a nation that has been struggling with oppression for 2,500 years in order to free itself from the long years of oppression.