In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
I extend a warm welcome to dear brothers,
Officials in very sensitive posts
In an important section of the Armed Forces
I mean the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
And defense
Today is named after Air Force and I congratulate
All of you, all staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
And defense
And your families on this day.
We also appreciate the choir for its good performance.
The issue of Bahman 19 (Feb 8)
The day which you mark every year
Is beyond remembering a pleasant memory.
Yes!
Thats a significant memory, a pleasant memory.
And it is important
For one to remember such things, but this issue is beyond all that.
The Bahman 19th event
Is a memorable and substantive one.
After this event occurred
Young staff of the monarchys Air Force
Came and pledged allegiance to the Imam
So openly, so valiantly
I was present in that ceremony
Some of them were holding up their ID cards
And waved them.
That means something. Thats substantive.
We have to safeguard this substance.
Thats a revolutionary obligation.
What was the substance?
The substance is that the revolution was a rightful
and attractive argument
which managed to
conquer hearts
mindful and enlightened hearts
from every spot in the country
even
in a place like the Imperial Air Force
which was the favorite of the ruling system in those days
and even the USs favorite.
The Air Force
was treated as a favorite in those days.
Both Americans
and their stooges in our country, who were unfortunately in power and ran the government,
were treating the Air Force in this way.
But, the same Air Force
influenced by the attractions of the reality of the revolution
was excited such that
it did such a great job.
In broad daylight, in the eyes of so many agents
and in the face of a variety of threats
they decided to come
To Iran Street
To pledge allegiance with the Imam, perform ensemble, stand
and hold up their ID cards
Thats the significant substance of this event.
The strange attraction of the revolution
and the reality incorporated into the revolution
which conquered hearts.
We have got to identify this and safeguard it.
In addition to [our] country, the same transpired the world.
You know, this revolution
was able to influence all aspects of the country
and leave its effects. For instance, keep in mind that
not only in cities, but also in villages
people used to gather and rally and chant slogans
in favor of the Imam and the revolution, and against the despotic and dictatorial regime.
That was how the entire nation rose up.
Beside this, the same event happened across the globe
but gradually.
Everywhere in the world
in Asia, across Africa, even in Latin America
The nations
were excited by the fact that a nation has emerged so courageous and brave
To stand against the US
And openly reject the US bullying.
Many picked up Iranian radios with difficulty.
I ran across those in Arab countries
who had learnt Persian by listening to Irans Persian Radio too much.
Thats an attraction,
the attraction of the revolution
Which managed to attract hearts, masses, intellectuals, youths, academics
all over a world influenced heavily by the enemy propaganda
That happened everywhere.
Seeing a nation stand against bullying
The nations that were challenging the bullying of the US and Western powers were excited.
That won their support, their interest.
That existed almost everywhere in the world of the weak
in Africa, in Asia, in remote areas, in Latin America, almost everywhere.
We were well informed of all this.
Many people came here and one could clearly observe the influence of the revolution and the influence of the name of the imam.
Who formed the opposite camp then?
The opposite camp comprised powers that opposed this great move against them.
At their head was the government of the United States of America.
In the face of such a great and growing move
Which was spreading into nations under their domination
They were seriously infuriated and terrorized.
They were forced to react and they showed harsh reactions.
The first remedy which struck their mind was to stifle this center,
Where all this excitement was rising
So that it would naturally be stifled everywhere else.
To that end, they ramped up pressure as much as they could.
The US enmity against the Islamic Republic began from the very first day.
Our youths know this.
They did whatever they could.
In fact, there is nothing a government like the US
has not done against a nation, a country
from military, economic, security and cultural communications
aspects.
They have hitherto done whatever they could.
The target of their enemy was and is the revolution.
They are hostile to people who accepted this revolution and embraced it.
Thats wrong that some claim
That the US and the autocratic regime are enemy to people,
They were enemy of the Imam or today they are enemy of Ali Khamenei. No, thats not so.
Their enmity is focused on the essence of this concept, the essence of this movement,
The essence of this orientation as well as resistance, independence-seeking and dignity seeking,
On any nation which has recognized all this and sticks to them. They are enemy of these things.
This enmity existed those days, exists today and still continues.
A nation that stood by these ideals and endured problems throughout all these years
Does not please them.
Some US politicians expressed this openly by mistake.
In recent years, it slipped out of their mouth and made it clear that they are enemy of the Iranian nation
And that they oppose the Iranian nation.
Also today, every attempt by the Americans, their allies and their cohorts
Is aimed at bringing the Iranian nation to its knees, humiliating the Iranian nation.
Of course, they are mistaken, they are making wrongful analyses.
Thats a fact
That the Americans are mistaken in their analysis of events in this region
and particularly their analysis of the events in our dear country.
They are making strategic mistakes.
The same errors are constantly harming them, striking blows at them and frustrating them
They have miscalculations.
The other day, an American official said the Iranians are bogged down,
The Iranians are attending nuclear talks with tied hands.
Thats a miscalculation.
The Iranians are not bogged down. God willing, you will see on Bahman 22
What the Iranian nation will do and how it will turn out.
Then it will be known if the Iranian nation has its hands tied.
The Iranian nation does not have its hands tied.
It has proven it in practice and will continue to do so. So will the countrys officials.
God willing, through their initiatives, through their bravery, the countrys officials
Will show that the Iranian nations hands are not tied.
He imagines that Iran is being cornered.
He says the Iranians have their backs against the wall. No sir! Youre mistaken!
Thats you who have problems.
All realities in our region
Indicate that the US has failed in realizing its objectives in this region
And outside this region.
The US was defeated in Syria, the US was defeated in Iraq,
The US was defeated in Lebanon, the US has been defeated in the Palestine issue.
The US has been defeated in Gaza,
The US has failed in its attempts to dominate Afghanistan and Pakistan.
It is hated among those nations.
The same goes outside this region. The US has been defeated in Ukraine.
That is you who were defeated for years. Defeats in rapid succession!
The Islamic Republic has made progress.
Today, the Islamic Republic could not be compared with what it was 35 years ago;
Accumulation of experiences, accumulation of achievements, abundant progress
Major regional influence
Penetration of the fundamentals of the revolution into the depths of youths hearts in this country.
Arent they important?
These are facts.
They are making miscalculations about various issues.
Under the aegis of God, peoples endeavors, your endeavors
Across the country, in different sectors
Have activities similar to those just expressed by the esteemed commander to have been carried out in Air Force
Are under way on a large scale in all apparatuses of the country.
All this under conditions of sanctions
At a time the countries have imposed embargoes
We are making progress in science, we are making progress in technology
We are making progress in various social issues
We are making progress in different international issues.
A variety of experiences in rapid succession are creating a valuable asset for the Islamic Republic.
We are moving ahead and making progress
To the dismay of the enemy.
They are those who failed. They wanted to uproot this system.
They could not tolerate the Islamic Republics establishment.
[But] today, they are obliged to tolerate the establishment of the Islamic Republic.
In different issues and on different political, security,
Economic and cultural grounds, and using every tactic,
They try to deal blows, but to no avail.
The Islamic Republic is progressing forcefully.
Now, they are focusing on the nuclear issue
And claim that the Islamic Republic is frustrated in the nuclear issue. Thats not so.
I say this here.
First, I agree with an accord that could be reached, but no bad accord.
The Americans repeat constantly
We believe that no deal is better than a bad deal. We share this view.
We also believe that no deal is better than a bad deal which would harm national interests,
Humiliate the great nation of Iran.
Second, everyone should know that
Our officials and our negotiating team and our government are doing their utmost
To strip the enemy of the tool of sanctions
Their efforts are focused on depriving the sword-wielding enemy of the tool of sanctions.
If they could that would be very good. But even if they fail everyone should know
All our enemies should know, all friends in the world should know that
There are many approaches in the country to blunt the tool of enemies.
Thats not so to imagine that the tool of sanctions is definitely effective. No!
If we make efforts
If we take into account our own forces Praise be to God that such a morale exists -
The tool of sanctions will be blunted even if it could not be taken from enemy.
Third, the esteemed president made a good point on this issue
In a speech some time ago
That negotiations mean both sides should make efforts to reach a common point.
It means that
one party should not expect to reach whatever he desires
The Americans are such
The Americans and several European countries
Who are following the US like children and they are really making a mistake
They are making a strategic mistake. These European countries, following the US,
Are persistently demanding that their desires should come true as they wish
Thats wrong. Thats not the way to negotiate.
The Iranian side has done some measures which could push it closer to agreement.
It has undertaken various measures
It has stopped expansion and development of enrichment machine
It was deemed as necessary to stop for some time
20% enriched uranium production
Thats a great job. Acquiring knowhow and technology for [enriching uranium] to 20% [purity] was a great job.
All those familiar with technology know that
Moving from 5% to 20% is much more significant than going from 20% to higher purities.
Our youths and committed technologists have done this great job.
They stopped because it was required by talks.
The Arak factory which is one of the greatest achievements
and a technological breakthrough has been stopped for the time being.
Fordow, which is one of the best initiatives
Which our forces and elements
Managed to provide to ensure the security of our centrifuges
Has been temporarily stopped. They are all great work.
Therefore, the Iranian side has acted logically. It has acted based on the logic of negotiations.
The opposite side is still demanding, is brazen faced and seeks concessions.
To that effect, our officials would be right to resist in these fields.
Nobody should scold them.
They have to resist and they are resisting.
From the very beginning and in all issues, the Islamic Republic
Acted logically.
During the [1980-1988 Iraqi] imposed war
We based our work on logic
We acted logically in accepting the resolution.
In different issues which have existed since after the war up to now
We have acted everywhere based on logic and deduction.
The Islamic Republic has never turned out to be irrational.
It is moving rationally on this issue too.
But the opposite side understands nothing of logic
And the opposite side is sticking to irrationality and resorting to force.
They say they have managed to force Iran to not expand its nuclear machinery
Stop such and such. They are right,
But the Islamic Republic has done all this based on the logic of negotiations.
It acknowledges
But they have excessive demands. The Iranian nation will not bow to bullying and excessive demands.
We agree with this work which our government officials started
And are spending time and force on it.
We will accept any good accord. I agree too.
I am sure that the Iranian nation will also accept an agreement which would guarantee its dignity,
Its status and its interests.
However, these issues should be doubtlessly taken into consideration.
Respect for the Iranian nation
And another important issue which is the progress of the Iranian nation
Should be safeguarded and protected.
The Iranian nation is not accustomed to listening to enemies bullying
Bowing to bulling and blackmail by any government, the US or others.
Once, the US and the ex-USSR
Were brother in arms against the Islamic Republic
And despite their differences, they bullied [Iran], but the Islamic Republic never bowed to pressure.
The Islamic Republic emerged winner. The Islamic Republic succeeded. It will be so today.
The Iranian nation and the Islamic Republic will not bow to bullying again today.
What they say about
The general framework of an agreement before agreeing on details, is not favored by me.
I dont favor it. Given the experience of the behavior of the opposite side
I feel that it would become a tool for fabrication of pretext after pretext about details.
If they agree, they should finalize details and general points altogether and sign it.
Agreeing on broad lines separately
based on these general points, which are vague and interpretable and analyzable,
before going to details would not be logical.
Whatever is agreed upon between our officials and the opposite party
Should be clear, obvious and non-interpretable.
It should not be such that the opposite party
Could push ahead with its desires by haggling,
To put up pretexts on different issues
And cause problems. No!
All this are for stripping the enemy of the weapon and tool of sanctions.
That would be good if they could do so.
Of course, the control of sanctions should be taken from the enemy in the proper sense of word.
Sanctions have to be lifted.
There must be such an agreement. If not,
The Iranian nation, government officials and others have numerous methods
And they should exhaust all those options in order to make the tool of sanctions ineffective and blunt it.
God willing, the Iranian nation will show on Bahman 22 that
Anybody humiliating the Iranian nation
Will face a counterblow from the Iranian nation.
The entire Iranian nation, all sympathizers
Agree on the point that the national dignity
Is very very important for a country.
If there is dignity there would be security
If there is security there would be progress
Otherwise, if a nation is humiliated
It will become a plaything, even its security, even it wealth, everything it has.
National dignity has to be safeguarded
And officials know this
And God willing, through its turnout on Bahman 11, the Iranian nation
By showing its might
And showing its firm determination, will God willing bring the enemy to its knees.
Lord!
bestow Your kindness and blessings upon all the people of Iran.
Bestow Your guidance upon all of us
Lord! Associate our esteemed martyrs of the imposed war, pre-war and post-war eras
And all martyrs of Armed Forces and Air Force
With the Prophet
Associate our great Imam, who spearheaded this blessed move and
Who was such a great man, with the Prophet.
Blessing upon you and May God bestow clemency upon you.