Speech [Affliction of the Islamic Republic with the plots of the agents of America and the Soviet Union]

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

I thank the Blessed and Almighty God for the opportunity of meeting you dear sirs that are working hard for this country, are taking pains to help the deprived on this day, and am benefiting from your radiant faces. The Blessed and Almighty God will never forget the exhausting toils of you dear sirs. You dear sirs whether from the strata of the clergy and whether of other beloved strata have in this long period suffered enormous problems and have provided merited services all over the country on the frontlines and behind the frontlines and presented it to the Almighty and Exalted God. Those that serve a poor and a pious believer have so many rewards from God. Only the Blessed and Almighty God can calculate the infinite rewards granted to you that are serving millions of the poor and millions of the deprived. I am optimistic that you continue your job with this same determination and with these same divine steps and not pay attention to what people say about you or what the opponents say about you. You be sincere and work for the sake of God and the creatures of God, and ask for praise and reward from Him for He shall give you your reward and your dues. I likewise, thank the respected commanders of the gendarmerie that are present here for they are serving this country to the extent of their ability. Today, the country belongs to you and the hands of the East and the West have been cut off from the country and it is you yourself that must manage and safeguard your country. From the start when this Islamic movement and Islamic Revolution became victorious all the strata of the nation, the defense and police forces whether the beloved Guards Corps, the Construction Jihad, the Komitehs- all the strata of the nation extended the hands of brotherhood and moved forward. So many martyrs they gave and so many injured and so many families that lost their youth in the cause of Islam; but we must not say that they lost them. That which is lasting; that which is lasting for all is their service in the path of Islam and the blood that is spilled in the path of Islam. From the start, Islam has arisen for this purpose, which is to serve the poor of the world in the face of the oppressors and to put these oppressors in their place; and you are the adherents of such a beloved Islam and you must continue with this adherence.

Today, I shall talk about certain issues with you dear brothers and praise you at the same time that you and the entire nation, in addition that the spiritual divine forces are chanting your praise and regarding you highly for this service. However, there are also groups that because they are opposed to this country; that are opposed to the independence of this country; that are opposed to the freedom of this country and finally, are opposed to Islam that has brought about this freedom and independence for you, yet they do not refrain from mischief. The style and method of Islam is the same that from the start it was mentioned in the slogans of you the beloved youth throughout the country, which was that we want independence, freedom and an Islamic republic. This slogan of" neither East nor West" that is contained in this same slogan was heard from all the strata of the nation from those far-flung villages to the centers and was being echoed everyday.

From the time when our youthful guards conquered the Eespionage Den and banished the American spies from Iran, we have been plagued with a path and a method that was against the country and Islam and have been suffering from it since long and for long, our youth have been condemned. The youth that wanted to free themselves from under the yoke of America and the powerful of the world and manage their own country themselves have been insulted for the fault of occupying the Espionage Den. For long all of us have suffered from this issue; and after those issues were created and these individuals, most of them are at the head of affairs, have openly admitted that they were spies working for the Soviet Union and subsequently, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expelled a number of them. The same gratitude and esteem that our nation and we have for those dear youth that destroyed the Espionage Den of America, the same reward we reserve for these youth that arrested these inhuman and anti-Islamic spies that are opposed to our country, nation and Islam. The same merit that we reserve for these two groups we reserve for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the respected Minister of Foreign Affairs that after identifying them, declared a group of them undesirable elements and sent them away from Iran. In the same way that they proved that we are not dependent on the West and advanced with valor and courage, and paid no attention to the disruptive actions and criticisms that were leveled upon them by those that were opposed to them, these too did the same thing with the Eastern and northern party without the least apprehension of those big and powerful countries. Spies that were inside the country and regarded themselves to be Iranians- although we do not recognize them as Iranians- were trapped and arrested and their espionage dens were taken over. Following them, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expelled a number of persons that were spying for foreign countries- for the Soviet Union- from Iran without the least apprehension of the East and the West.

Following this issue, today we are again troubled by individuals that are busily engaged in negative propaganda for the leftists and for the Toudeh party and for the Soviet Union and work against the interest of Islam and the country. It appears that today, both the groups, the former group that have been dealt a blow by those beloved Guards Corps and the latter group that were inflicted a blow by this group of Guards Corps have joined hands to continue with their mischievous activities. I must warn both the groups to refrain from committing mischief. Today, the mantra that the government of Iran has not done anything worthwhile for Iran and that the arrogant has become more arrogant and the weak has become weaker, these inauspicious mantras that must come out of the mouth of America and the Soviet Union, those that in Iran regard themselves as Muslims must expel these mantras from their throats. However, there is a group inquisitive and evil that have been dealt blows from Islam and they have lost their great master and these too have recently lost their great master; they are engaging in mischief because they have lost their masters. These same people compel a group of simpletons that hold no grudges to engage in propaganda so that wherever there is a gathering for example, at the Friday prayers or if they get an opportunity in the parliament they utter the same words that must come out of the throat of America and the Soviet Union which is that nothing has been done for this nation- this same words are uttered by these wretched souls. One group of the misled and one group of devils, one-group wants that there be anything other than an Islamic Republic. This one says that the Soviet Union and Communism must be present while that one says that America and the West be present. It appears that the two groups have arrived at a consensus in urging a group of simpletons in the parliament or outside it to propose issues that cause the nation of Iran to despair as much as possible. You brothers that are serving these people for the past four years and the service you have done for this nation in this period was not done throughout the reign of the monarchy. They devoted all their service to the dwellers of palaces while you have served the slum-dwellers- these they do not take into consideration. The revolutionary guards that have done so much on the fronts and beyond the frontlines, they have cut off the hands of the munafiqin so thoroughly. Are these not services? Must service be of the American or Soviet Union variety?

It is very unfortunate that a bunch of mischievous devils deceives a Muslim so that he wants to weaken the Islamic Republic, the government of the Islamic Republic and the president and the rest. I deeply regret that this group of sincere people be so naive that they believe that whatever these demons say is correct; these same demons that say nothing has been done for Iran; these same demons that say that it was better during the reign of the Shah than it is now.

This inauspicious mantra of" the arrogant have become more arrogant" meaning that Islam is worse than the monarchy regime. With those who know and yet speak out of evil intent, there is no alternative but to deal with them powerfully. However, with those that have been misled by these devils we ask them that why are they allowing themselves to be taken for a ride. You that have spent a lifetime in the service of Islam and have seen the repression of the" Taghouti" era and have tasted the insults of the" Taghouti" era and today you have been freed from the pressures and those sufferings and are breathing freely and are living with independence, why are you saying that it is worse now than at that time; and are attempting to weaken the government. Why are you not taking into account the services that this nation has done, that this Construction Jihad has done, that the Revolutionary Guards have done, the services that the Komitehs have done and the services of the government. What has happened to you that you are being taken for a ride by a few devils in the nooks and corners of the country and are not aware of what you are doing. You are not aware that you are destroying Islam; that you are weakening the Islamic Republic. You do not desire to weaken Islam but they are taking advantage of your ignorance and are compelling you to put forward these issues.

Take stock of the situation, be alert and do not be so naive. I say to those devils to remain in your seats otherwise the list of your people shall be revealed and you shall go the way of the munafiqin.

In the same way that the munafiqin professed Islam, and are still doing, they want the righteous Islam! Not an Islam in which the prescribed limits are implemented; not an Islam in which there is prescribed retribution; not an Islam that expels the superpowers from the country; not an Islam that crushes the Communists and neither an Islam that crushes the West. You, too, are munafiqin but in a different guise. In the name of sympathy for the people- in the same way that the hypocrite munafiqin did- in the name of sympathy for the country; in the name of empathy for the people you are weakening both Judiciary and the Executive Power and also the Islamic Republic. Your illness is that your hands have been cut off from corruptions and I promise you that they shall no longer return. I say to you that your waiting and yearning is in vain. Remain where you are and do not indulge in so many plots; do not weaken the Islamic Republic for those matters are irreversible. Our nation is not a nation that will weaken in its resolve for the sake of the likes of you. Those that possessed high status and thought they were important have been destroyed. Despite its immense power, America was crushed in Iran and its supporters were literally banished from Iran while a group of them have been imprisoned and shall be meted out their due punishment. The munafiqin that were large in number, engaged in widespread propaganda, and had misled many of our youth have also been thrown in the garbage dump. What have you few have to say? You few so-called intellectuals who wish to strengthen Communism in Iran; or a few others that in their dreaming want America to return, I say to you that until you are alive, America shall not return; the Soviet Union shall not return. If in future, the nations and generations move in the same way and the clergy be present everywhere and the people be present on the scene and the defense and police forces be a defense and police force in the service of Islam, then God willing, this shall not happen throughout history also. However, if God forbid, in the long-term the country becomes lethargic or the devils infiltrate inside the country, then in this case God must come to our aid.

I pray to the Blessed and Almighty God for the health and welfare of all of you dear ones. I advise all the clergy of the country, whether in the villages or whether in the cities and wherever they are, to encourage these youths; to approach them, talk to them; to be affectionate towards the youth that have lost their beloved ones- these youths that have spent all their energy for serving this Islam and serving their country. In addition to the reward that the Blessed and Almighty God grants to them, He wants that we serve them and be grateful to them. May God protect all of you and sustain you in reserve for this nation. May He straighten those that are deviant or else put them in their respective places.

May God's peace and mercy be upon you.