Speech [The invincibility of divine movements; the nation's steady determination]

I am delighted to watch your Islamic, faithful and bright faces. I love you, my brothers and my children. You are Islam's children. You are the children of the Great Prophet (s). You are assisting Islam and you have uprisen for God. You are the guards for the sacred Islam. How happy I am to watch you doing your work for Islam! How bright your faces are! We owe a great deal to Islam. During the past generations, Islam has been kept hidden from us. Our enemies prevented us from exposing Islam as it really is.

The enemies of Islam have tried hard to sow discord among Muslims. They did not let Muslims learn Islamic principles. This is because they feared Islam and the Muslim community. Our enemies have suffered a blow at the hands of the staunch and competent your men and women who have uprisen for God. Now that they have witnessed how this nation and its guard pushed back and defeated the superpowers and when they saw that their interests were endangered and that they were expelled from Iran, they started concocting fresh plots; their mercenary agents began making commotion in different corners of this country. Now, our nation should be more vigilant and should heavily rely on God. You should get rid of the remnants of the previous corrupt regime which are in the way of Qur'an and Islam.

My dear young men! Stay strong as God is your protector. Today, you are like the warriors at the beginning of Islam. It is as though you were fighting next to the Great Prophet of Islam against the infidels. In the same way that they overcame the enemy, strong as it was, you will, too. Victory will be guaranteed if your aim is God, if your destination is Islam, and if you plan to implement the Islamic commands.

Whatever frenzied movements the enemy has resorted to and whatever foolish things they are engaged in things will turn out to be in our interest. They assassinate our men hoping to frighten us. But instead what they see is our men's bravery. God has deprived them of their wisdom so that what they do are against themselves. They have given refuge to the deposed Shah who has kept us behind the world civilization and has committed numerous crimes. They are keeping him only to pretend to their nations that they are philanthropists. All these have turned out against them, however. This is because the nations are vigilant. They know the nature of these superpowers. Because of our nation's perseverance and insistence, they could no longer keep the Shah and had to expel him. Of course, in his new abode, the Shah is still under their protection. They are not, however, aware of the fact that our nation is ready to carry on with its movement. Our adversaries are doing things which they think are to their benefit, but, they will backfire on themselves.

Today, if you read the l newspapers you will note that all nations, not their governments, support you. Some governments, too, are step by step, starting to support you. This is happening even to the American nation, which is becoming more vigilant. They will find out more about the nature of these superpowers who are imposing themselves on the deprived nations. Previously, the American nation did not care for us. According to a survey, more than fifty-five percent of the American people are against the American military intervention into Iran. They might even oppose the economic sanctions planned for Iran. Many nations of the world and their governments, too, have opposed such sanctions.

We are resolute and determined to carry out our plans. I can read the resolution and determination on your bright faces.

I fear neither American intervention, nor their economic sanctions. And the United States is unable to act upon such intervention. The American nation and congress will not allow the American government to carry out such a plan. The American nation knows well that such a military intervention is against the American interest. Do not fear any economic sanction because other nations and governments of the world are not obedient to the United States.

The universal doors are not closed on us. We have God. If the universal doors are closed to us, God's doors of blessings are open to us. We are working for God. We have risen up for God. When we observed cases of injustice in this country, when we saw that plundering was going on in this country. And when we noticed the arrogant powers were destroying the deprived ones, we rose up. We rose up for God.

Even if the doors of all countries were closed on us, God's door of blessings would still be open to us. We rely on God's graces and power. Be strong and go forward

May God's peace, mercy and blessings be upon you.