Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says a people can defeat its enemies through unity, faith and resistance.

“The biggest lesson of the Sacred Defense (a term which refers to Iranians’ resistance during the Iraqi imposed war, 1980-88) was that it showed that a nation can overcome all hardly negotiable passes through unity, faith, trust in God Almighty and belief in the veracity of divine promises, and that it can, through resistance, force the enemy to retreat and be defeated,” Ayatollah Khamenei said on Wednesday.

The US and European governments which are the enemies of the Islamic establishment provided the former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein with state-of-the-art equipment and encouraged him to continue the war with Iran, said the Leader, adding, “This issue caused the imposed war to last for eight years.”

Ayatollah Khamenei underlined that the key contributor to a nation’s dignity is its endeavors on various scientific, economic and social fronts, and above all, the preparedness of its people to sacrifice their lives.

“The ill-wishers of the Iranian nation as well as some others seek to get the sacrifices of the Sacred Defense era and its influential characters to slip into oblivion,” Ayatollah Khamenei underscored.

Nevertheless, Ayatollah Khamenei said, every single moment of the Sacred Defense events is etched in Iranians’ minds and serves as a driving force behind their move toward ideals.

By Press TV

 

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