Speech [Enemies' plot in suggesting people's need for guardian]

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

The matters you mentioned and all the issues concerning the things being upset and disorderly exist everywhere in the country. You and we should note the sensitive situation of the country and whether raising such issues at this span of time is in the interests of the country or triggers sedition. Presently, our country is shaky. We do not have a stable government. We do not have a president .. We do not have a parliament. In such situation if all classes of the people engage their mind to the problems in their regions and want an immediate solution to them or else they would mount sit-in or demonstration, seem to run counter to the interests of the country. Presently, there are pens outside and inside of the country writing against the Islamic Republic. They want to show to the world that chaos prevail in the country and the army, gendarmerie and government are at loggerheads with one another. By depicting such an image of the country, they aim to have the excuse to justify a military intervention. If they prove in the international circles that Iran is chaotic and not yet ripe to have freedom, thus standing in need of a guardian, they might carry out a coup and install one like Reza Khan the like of whom they have everywhere in which case neither you nor we would remain.

The situation in which we are now involved and that which I see everywhere certain people are engaged in hatching plot and urge good people who are not much informed of the depth of issues to create problems. For example, they go to Azarbayjan and create commotion. In Kurdestan, Balouchestan, Tehran, Qom etc., they incite disturbance. They trigger tumult among the army, gendarmerie and police. This state of affairs depicts a picture of the country in which no standard prevails and no discipline applied. Its court is not orderly and so are the IRGC, comite, law enforcement, with enmities being on the rise. America, as I understand, is speaking about military intervention and economic using this state of affairs as excuse to preoccupy the minds of people and deceive them to implement its internal plots. That which disturbs your and our revolution and harms it is from within, not outside. The groups that are inspired from beyond the borders work to confuse the situation, with our overseas enemies reflecting the situation outside of Iran. Now, wherever one goes there is difference; strike prevails across the country; demonstrations are order of the day, They are busy brewing such stories that could, God forbid, help them justify their intervention in the sense that they might argue that the country is chaotic and the people are savage and thus stand in need of guardian. As such, they might introduce a guardian for us. We should heed such issues and beware of presenting an unstable picture of the country and Islam.

We have personal problems as well as entanglements pertaining to our union. If the foundation of a country is suffering from instability, it is not the time to deal with personal concerns. This situation can be likened to a time when an earthquake happens. In such a case do you sit and talk about the nature of our system? You will immediately rush to save the quake victims. Now your country is like one exposed to earthquake and explosion. All the difficulties you have so far sustained is about to go phut. We should not worsen the situation. We should help restore calm so that president would be elected and Majlis set up. Majlis is the venue for such matters and handling the country. Now if one wants to pull the bread to the buttered side and everyone finds an excuse and every day, let me say, give rise to disorder where is in need of discipline or where stability is required is stripped of stability, the revolution will suffer a setback. The problems you cited are there, but it is not the right time to raise them. The situation is like when one wants to treat a question or, let us suppose, discuss a scientific mtter at a time when flood has hit the country and is about to carry away Iran. The question, however correct, is not right to be treated at such critical time. You are in the right to raise the problem, but the timing is not appropriate. These questions are noteworthy but now you are entangled in a bigger problem that is not domestic. It is both an external and internal problem. You should first restore peace until two or three more months so that hopefully things are established and MPs sit in the Majlis. Then no one can argue that nothing in the country is in its place and that everything has been disrupted. We can tell our people and the world that we have passed our constitution, elected the president and set up the Majlis so that they would recognize us and the regime. We should work until we are established and then we come to treat these questions.

Do you think that only you are worried? Hardships prevail across the country. Everywhere in its own way. Everyone coming from abroad or any group coming from different places in the country argue that their problems are big. It is because they are unaware of the problems in other places. The point is that everywhere is damaged. They left a ruined country and escaped. The main problem in this wrecked country is the skeleton of the government that is not yet in good shape. Unless this skeleton is not made, we should not go after other problems, complaining that I have no house or my living condition is so and so and the like of these words. These problems should be raised when things are established and we are not embroiled in such agonies. Then we pursue these personal problems that should be set right. These things should be treated by Majlis and government. Every one of these problems should be addressed and they will be settled God willing. However, our youths should note these things. While they have good will and want to serve, yet they are inattentive that this service is now detrimental to the country, triggering distraction and difference. Now if any disturbance is made in any place, it is done with ulterior motive designed to cripple us. They do not want an Islamic Republic to be established in Iran. They want to paralyze the country in whatever way possible. They have drawn up schemes and presented plans as to what to do. What is to be done in gendarmerie, in sepah (Islamic Revolution guards Corps), in military, in, I don't know, the cabinet and in universities? They have plans to disrupt everywhere so as to portray Iran as a country not worthy of freedom. When a nation becomes free, but cannot protect itself and preserve its order, such a nation needs a caretaker. This is an important issue that if one believes in God and religion, one should now work. If one believes in one's country, one should work. If one believes in one's people, one should render service to them. Now is time for calm and not raising such issues. We have also numerous difficulties; the entire country has difficulties. However, if we chase personal difficulties, we would lag behind the basic things, which are now shaky. This is the gist of what I point out to you and other gentlemen who occasionally come here.