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Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed
Ali Khamenei said on Thursday that presence of US troops
in the Persian Gulf region and Iraq is the root-cause of
rampant 'insecurity and instability' in the region.
Addressing thousands of enthusiastic people in the city of
Lar in Fars province, the Supreme Leader said the great
Iranian people with reliance on Islam have got united and
are determined to defend their dignity and identity.
"Islam has brought us freedom, independence, dignity,
public welfare and all-out development and this nation
is determined to attain its lofty goals," Ayatollah Khamenei
said.
Iran has established friendly and brotherly ties with its
neighboring Arab states as well as other regional states
and this is a source of concern for the US and the Zionist
regime, underlined the Supreme Leader.
Ayatollah Khamenei also urged all Muslims to forge unity
to thwart plots hatched by the enemies. Global hegemony
spares no efforts to frighten the Persian Gulf littoral states
from Iran, pointed out Ayatollah Khamenei. Iran has always
stretched its hands of friendship towards its neighbors, said
the Supreme Leader.
The US and the Zionist regime are doing their best to sow
seeds of discords among Muslim countries and this requires
these states to be vigilant, underlined the Supreme Leader.
Islamic Iran and its great nation are united and are to bring
their rough enemies to their knees, said Ayatollah Khamenei.
Existing brotherly ties between Shias and Sunni in Larestan
is a good example of unity among Muslims, pointed out the
Supreme Leader.
"Unity is the key which thwarts all plots hatched by the global
arrogance," Ayatollah Khamenei said.
Since the US has been bugged down in Iraq they try to put
the blames on others, pointed out the Supreme Leader.
Referring to false accusations raised by the US about Iran's
involvement in Iraq's insecurity, the Supreme Leader said the
presence of US troops in Iraq is enough to incite the Iraqi
people against them.
On regional developments, the Supreme Leader said the
US interference in the issue of Palestine and the country's
all-out support for the Zionist regime have complicated the
problem of Palestine, adding that the wise and freedom-seeking
nation of Palestine has chosen their democratic government but
the US through its unlawful interventions and backing the Zionist
regime is the main cause of unrest and disorders.
There is no doubt that the issue of Iraq and Palestine will be
solved and then after nothing will be left from dignity and
identity of the global arrogance, said Ayatollah Khamenei.
The Supreme Leader thanked the people in Fars provinces
for their warm hospitality during his stay in the province.
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali
Khamenei wound up his visit to this southern province
Thursday noon and departed for Tehran.
The Supreme Leader who had arrived in the city of Larestan
this morning to meet the local residents, left the city after he was
warmly seen off by local officials, including the representative
of Vali-ye Faqih (religious jurisprudence) in the province and
its Friday prayer leader, governor-general and other senior officials.
Ayatollah Khamenei arrived in Shiraz last Wednesday morning
amid warm welcome of enthusiastic people.
During his nine-day stay, the Supreme Leader travelled to
various cities of the province, met local residents, families
of martyrs and war veterans, officials, elites, university
students and clerics.
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