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In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

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الحمدلله ربّ العالمين

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والصّلاة والسّلام علي سيّدنا محمّد و آله الطّاهرين

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سيّما بقيّةالله في الارضين

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قال‌الله الحکيم في کتابه

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هُوَ الَّذي اَنزَلَ السَّکينَةَ في قُلوبِ المُؤمِنينَ

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لِيَزدادوا ايمانًا مَعَ ايمانِهِم

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وَ للهِ‌ جُنودُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ الاَرضِ وَ کانَ اللهُ عَليمًا حَکيمًا

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I welcome you dear brethren, respectable gentlemen,

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and thank you for doing this favor

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and honoring my workplace with your presence.

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The importance of the Assembly [of Experts] and members of [this] assembly is such that one really feels

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that your presence at any place will, God willing, be a source of blessing.

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The Assembly of Experts can be the absolute manifestation of this landing of divine serenity [in people’s hearts],

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since this landing of divine serenity is among the signs of faith

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[because as said in the Quran]: “It is He who sent down serenity into the hearts of the believers, so that, they would add [more] faith on their [present] faith;”

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this divine serenity is a source for increasing [one’s] faith and a source for bolstering [one’s] faith.

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The meaning of serenity is tranquility in the face of tumult.

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Different incidents, various news, hostilities, [and] different situations

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naturally cause tumult in the soul of human beings.

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This serenity in many occasions leads to establishment of [one’s] thought and mind and steadfastness in the path [they are treading].

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The Almighty God gives this serenity, [and] this tranquility to the faithful as a blessing of their faith,

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and gives them peace of mind [by telling them] that:

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“And to Allah belong the soldiers of the Heavens and the Earth.”

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Of what one must be afraid?

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All the forces in the Earth and the Heavens, [and] all traditions of the nature

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are divine soldiers and belong to God;

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if we were faithful, [and] if we were servants of God,

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these forces will be at the service of the faithful.

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This is the same tranquility that one finds. Then in a few verses after this [one], [the Almighty God] says [in the Quran]:

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“And to Allah belong the soldiers of the Heavens and the Earth. And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.”

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This divine dignity and divine power is a sign of this [Quranic verse that says]

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“…to Allah belong the soldiers of the Heavens and the Earth.”

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The faithful people move, live,

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and breathe in such an atmosphere.

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The Assembly of Experts is one of those places, which can

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be the source and origin of such tranquility.

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Two important elections take place at this assembly:

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one is elections by people who determine and elect their trustees,

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which the major task of these trustees is the election that they will conduct later;

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the second election, [is] the election of the Leader.

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There are two elections here; I mean, the Assembly of Experts is symbol

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of people’s participation [in political affairs] and symbol of the popularity [of the government] and the role of people’s votes and people’s choices;

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we have no other institution in this form that two elections are embedded in it,

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to make it represent independent determinations and intentions.

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The second election is the election of the Leader;

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here, the difference with other collective elections is that,

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here, the [main] norm and criterion is jurisprudence [mastery of Islamic law];

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that is [the main goal is to realize] Islamic values.

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Therefore, their election is an election for [establishing] the rule of Islamic values,

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for the implementation of Islamic instructions, [and] for the realization of Islam in the reality of [people’s] life.

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Divine religions have not come to just remain in people’s minds;

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they must materialize in the reality of [people’s] life.

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Well, [achieving] this [goal] calls for [special] tools and means;

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here, this tool is the Assembly of Experts, which through this [election]

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it guarantees the rule of the divine values and the implementation of the divine instructions,

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and the rule of God’s religion and the rule of Islam.

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Therefore, this assembly is the symbol of people’s votes

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and religious democracy or Islamic democracy as well;

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that is, this assembly is, in fact, the complete and thorough manifestation of Islamic democracy;

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the importance of this assembly is here. When this assembly convenes

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and shows its readiness and its intellectual independence and awareness,

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this infuses serenity and tranquility in the hearts of the faithful;

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in fact, this divine serenity overflows from this assembly into the society.

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Therefore, it is important that necessary care should be taken in [all] the stages of both elections;

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both election of the experts by people; and election of the Leader by the experts;

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[in both cases] necessary accuracy and intellectual independence must be fully observed.

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Now, I have remarks to make on the issue of elections, which I will present later;

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I don’t want to expound this issue [further] here.

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The Assembly of Experts must enjoy independence of thought,

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which now, I will explain what the basis is for this independence of thought.

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The important point is not to give in to the imposed stereotypes of the hegemonic system.

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Some thoughts, [and] certain concepts are being propagated through

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voluminous propaganda of the hegemonic system round the clock across the world;

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one of the most important issues is that we must not surrender [to this propaganda].

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This recommendation is not specific to the Assembly of Experts,

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[but] this recommendation is addressed to all state officials,

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to all pillars of the [Islamic] Establishment, [and] even a recommendation to all experts – including

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political experts, social experts, [and] religious experts

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– who must be watchful;

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[as the Quran says:] “And if you obey most of those [who live] on the Earth, they will mislead you from the path of Allah;”

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they must know this. It is not like that since they focus on an issue

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with a high volume of propaganda, emphasize [on it], repeat [it],

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[and] express [it] through different languages, we have to get along with them

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and bring up the same thing, [and] repeat the same thing; no, we have fundaments of our own, [and] we have thoughts [of our own].

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The arrogance aims to impose its own stereotypes

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on the entire people of the world;

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both on all nations, and especially on the officials and effective [figures] of countries;

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that is, [on various] administrations, decision-makers, managers

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and, as they themselves say, think tanks; on all of these [people] they want to impose their stereotypes

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and enter them into their minds and their intellectual space.

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[The arrogant powers] want everybody to see the world from their viewpoint,

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[and] to recognize and know the concepts on which they [the arrogant powers] emphasize

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through their approach and through their point of view.

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This approach, is a hegemonic approach;

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through this hegemonic approach, they fabricate

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or manipulate or interpret [certain] concepts and are willing for everybody to understand

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and apply and use in their literature these concepts in accordance with their interpretation.

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Assume that terrorism is a concept that the arrogance uses in a certain sense;

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or the human rights or democracy.

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Assume that sixth months of bombardment of Yemen and pounding of [people’s] homes and schools

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and hospitals and the likes of these are not [considered as] terrorism;

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repeated attacks on Palestinian regions in the Gaza [Strip] and [places] other than Gaza

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and killing of hundreds [and] even thousands of innocent children and women and men and defenseless humans is not terrorism;

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[the fact] that the people of Bahrain say ‘everyone of us must have one vote in this country’,

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this has nothing to do with human rights, [and] this is not [considered as] a human rights demand;

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however, the defense of resistance forces [against the Zionist regime] in Palestine and Lebanon is terrorism;

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those groups who resist [against the Zionist regime] in Lebanon or in Palestine, fight against the occupier,

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[and] defend their land and their home are called terrorism!

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[However,] what is going on in the despotic countries of the world – which are among the allies and are close to the hegemonic [system]

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and America in this region – is not against human rights;

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however, assume that the punishment of a convict who has confessed to his crime,

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or the punishment of a miscreant who has addicted tens or hundreds or thousands [of people] in a country to narcotics

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is [considered as] being against human rights! They are like this; that is, they interpret their own concepts;

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[and] want the way that they interpret [those concepts] other [people] understand [them] in the same way and talk with their literature.

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The assassination of the [Iranian] nuclear scientists is not terrorism

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– while the Zionists have almost explicitly admitted that they did it;

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[and] some European countries have almost owned up [to the fact] that they supported this

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– and is by no means considered terrorism and does not need any condemnation;

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[however;] an incident much smaller [in scale] than this,

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which assumingly takes place in Lebanon or in another place, they convene a Security Council session for it!

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I mean, this is how they look at global issues;

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[they] manipulate certain concepts, introduce certain concepts,

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express a specific [way of] understanding in relation to a concept in a dictatorial way

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and expect all people in the world, including us in the Islamic Republic, to understand [those concepts] according to their understanding,

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to see them from their point of view, [and] to talk in accordance with their literature; this is what they expect from us;

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this is one of the clear signs and manifestations of the hegemony and the arrogance;

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while the Islamic Revolution has a system of thinking of its own.

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The importance of this revolution and the reason that this revolution created an earthquake in the world

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was not because it toppled a government; no,

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the reason was that it presented a new system of thinking to the world

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and today, this system of thinking

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is advancing in all corners of the world.

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Despite all the efforts they make to hide and deny it,

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this system of thinking is spreading [in the world] and many hearts across the world

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– both in Islamic world, and to a lesser extent, outside the Islamic world – are attracted [to it];

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[people’s] hearts are still paying attention to this system of thinking

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and this system of thinking has maintained its vividness and freshness.

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One of the important components of this system of thinking, which is also very attractive,

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is the negation of oppression, negation of the arrogance, [and] negation of despotism

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– [and] despotism includes that despotism [which]

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certain rules and governments do in their own countries to their own people,

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and that despotism and dictatorship that the arrogant system creates across the world

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-; this is a component of this system of thinking.

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The dignity of nations, the national dignity and, in Islamic countries, the Islamic dignity;

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independence of nations from relying on others and clinging to [world] powers;

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these are [all] parts of the system of thinking of Islam.

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All-out independence – independence is a very important issue –

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[including] intellectual independence, political independence, [and] economic independence

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- which the most important of all is the intellectual independence,

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which can lead to the rest of these [various] forms of independence;

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these are among those things that exist in the Islamic way of thinking

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and that Islamic system of thinking, and these [components] are [the main factors] that make it attractive;

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and these [factors] have freshness, [that is,] they do not age, [and] they do not end.

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This famous motto of “Independence, Freedom, Islamic Republic”

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is almost a kind of movement from special to general, that is, it is [first] a mention of general [concepts] after [mentioning] special [concepts];

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first we say “independence,” [and] then we say “freedom.” Independence is part of freedom,

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that is, if we consider personal freedom, this is just one side of the coin;

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however, freedom from domination of powers and superpowers is another side of the coin;

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this is also freedom; therefore, independence is part of freedom

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and those people who want freedom, if they negate independence

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– which unfortunately sometimes one sees some of these quasi-intellectuals

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negate the concept of independence and examples of independence

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through an outwardly logical fallacy, which is actually anti-logic

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– [it means that] they are, in fact, against freedom.

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Independence is an indispensable part of freedom; that is, a component of freedom.

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A component of the concept of freedom is the independence of a country;

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freedom on the scale of a nation; this is the [true] meaning of independence.

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Then all of these [concepts] are part of the Islamic Republic;

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that is, the Islamic Republic is also not only freedom, [and] not only independence,

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but also includes these [concepts] as well and includes many other ideas.

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When we explain these [concepts] to our audiences,

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we see they are attractive; [and] they can attract [people’s] hearts.

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The result of such intellectual viewpoints is that the nation attains self-confidence,

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which today, our nation has attained this self-confidence.

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This self-confidence, thank God, has increased day by day in our country.

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Although they [enemies] have continued to erect obstacle, have continuously tried to stymie it,

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[and] have incessantly blocked it in various ways,

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however, fortunately, self-confidence in our country has grown day by day.

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There is self-confidence, there is intellectual freedom, there is practical freedom

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– that is, personal freedom [but] not according to the logic of the Western and American personal freedom;

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they are against freedom; freedom in the true sense of the world

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– there is Islamic lifestyle, there is innovation,

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there is synergism, [and] there is national unity.

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These are those things that if we have those ideas,

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these [freedoms] will be realized in the mentality of the society, in the action of the society, [and] in the reality of the society,

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and all these [are] in line with the Islamic values.

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Well, these [values] help a nation grow.

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When among a nation there is an independent intellectual attitude, there is national self-confidence,

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there is creativity, there is innovation, there is endeavor and [hard] work,

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there is unity among all forces, [and] there is continuous movement,

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this characteristics cause a nation to thrive.

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And our nation has, fortunately, thrived. And of course, there have been many obstacles [on the way of the nation] which I will mention.

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Just imagine the day when Iran

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will be on a par with today’s advanced countries in terms of material progress;

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in terms of science, in terms of technology, [and] in terms of wealth generation.

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[Iran would be] a country with these specifications: with advanced science, with advanced industry,

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with a population of 150 million or 200 million, and with spirituality;

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that is, it would not seek to dominate [other countries], would not seek to bully [other countries], [and] would not seek to impose its opinions on others,

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would help the oppressed [people], and stands against the excessive demands of the world bullies;

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[just] imagine such a country; [and] see how intolerable it would be for the world arrogance.

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All the efforts being made today to confront the Islamic Republic

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is to prevent such a day from being materialized,

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[and] is to prevent this future outlook from being realized for the Islamic Republic:

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an advanced country possessing all indices of material progress

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and, at the same time, endowed with spirituality, endowed with spiritual purity,

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endowed with Islamic lifestyle, endowed with brotherhood, national unity,

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[and] national synergism, and without hostility and aggression against others;

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they [arrogant powers] want to prevent such a day from being materialized for the Islamic Iran

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and all [their] activities, all [their] efforts and all conspiracies are geared toward such a goal;

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this is the main [cause of] conflict. The [main cause of] conflict is that if such a Muslim country with these specifications comes into being,

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it would be the end of the arrogance, [and] the end of the blasphemy.

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A country which could advance in this manner, [and] meet its material needs in this way,

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while at the same time, being reliant on the Almighty God,

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mentioning the [name of] God, thanking God, worshipping God, supplicating before God,

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and showing submission and humility in the face of the divine instructions,

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do you know what [kind of] attraction, [and] what [kind of] magnetism it would create across the world

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and how it would attract the nations’ hearts? They want this not to happen, [and] all conflicts are over this [issue].

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If they are against our scientific progress,

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if they are opposed to our political presence in [other] countries

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-- which they clearly say that Iran has influence in the region, has influence among countries, [and] has influence on nations -

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[and] if they are exerting [all these] economic pressures,

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it is because [they want] to prevent such a situation from being realized, [and prevent] such a day from being realized.

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We are the opposite point [of this]; we the Iranian nation, we the youth,

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we who are open to innovations, we religious Ulema, [and] we academic intellectuals.

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It is us, who in the face of this move [by the enemy]

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must go ahead with our own basic move around the pivot of the aforesaid system of thinking.

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Everybody must endeavor, everybody must make an effort, everybody must work

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and everybody must know what the enemy plans to do; [and] everybody must be vigilant.

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This is that sensitivity that I want to come about in all state officials,

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[and expect them] to know what the enemy is doing; [and] to know what the enemy’s goal is.

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With enemy’s smile, with probably a short-term assistance by the enemy on a certain affair,

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on a certain issue, or assumingly [with] the assistance that [the enemy] may provide in some place, a cooperation [from the enemy],

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[or] probably a word said [by the enemy] in favor of the Islamic Republic

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- which is [of course] most improbable - we must not be deceived by these words; [and we] must know what enemy is up to.

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Of course, today the enemy is the global arrogance.

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[And] the global arrogance is not an illusory issue; it is a real issue

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and has clear examples; America is its biggest example

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and behind the American administration, there are

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world-devouring [and] mostly Zionist companies and trusts and cartels and capitalists who are everywhere;

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[and this] is not special to America; [because] they have also great influence in Europe,

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and in some other places as well; this is the meaning of the arrogance.

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The very survival of this arrogance will be jeopardized by such an Islamic move,

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which such a move has [already] started with the Islamic Revolution,

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has continued through the Islamic Republic and [through] persistent movement of the Islamic Republic along the line of the revolution,

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and which will continue in the same way in the future.

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Certain things one observes, which make one [really hopeful].

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Sometime these exhibitions on various advances in different sectors

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are held for me - some of which can be declared, which are declared,

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[and] some [of which] cannot be declared, which are not declared, but I see up-close

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- [and one can see] what miracles have been worked by the hands of these [Iranian] youths.

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Young, motivated, faithful, capable, [and] able youths with good morale,

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[who are] then by trusting in God, through revering [the Prophet (PBUH) and his progeny], through prayers, through attention [to spiritual values], [and] by reciting a verse of the Quran;

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doing work, [and] are doing a good work

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and, God willing, these advances are awaiting the Islamic Republic.

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I told you [that] we [are] a country with all these potentials and riches.

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The other day, in a gathering of esteemed brethren of the Cabinet,

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I said that I had been given a report about the country's mines

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which among the most important sources of wealth for our country - is our undergrounds mines

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showing we take advantage of [only] 14 percent of the country’s mines - [and] the esteemed minister of industry and mine,

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on the other hand, said the report was correct, [and] the report [they had] was the same. Well, we are such a country;

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we have so far taken advantage of 14 percent of our country’s underground resources.

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Geographical situation, various cultural potentials,

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the depth and influence of Islamic culture and the ideas of Ahl-ul-Bait (PBUT) across the world;

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these are not small things; these are very huge riches

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and all of these are at our disposal.

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Well, therefore, I want to say that we, the Assembly of Experts, state officials,

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[as well as] influential personalities with tribunes in public spaces

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- whether in the press, or in centers of preaching and speech -

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[and] those people who can talk, [and] who can have an effect,

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must delineate this future [outlook] more than before, [and] direct [people’s hearts] toward this future,

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inspire [people’s] hearts with hope, [and] create necessary tranquility and serenity in the hearts of the faithful

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in order for us to progress; we are, thank God, progressing.

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And, of course, there are a number of existing and noteworthy and important issues, which I briefly discuss [here];

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one issue is [the issue of] the JCPOA [Iran's nuclear agreement with the P5+1 group], [and] one [issue] is the issue of [the situation] following the JCPOA,

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which in my opinion, the issue of [the situation] after the JCPOA is more important that JCPOA [itself].

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Well with regard to the issue of JCPOA, what was in my mind and I had to say, I have said during these days -

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both before this agreement was achieved,

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and after this agreement was achieved.

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An issue that exists today is the issue of the Majlis [Iranian parliament];

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the legal status [of the JCPOA] and the likes of that should be discussed by those [people] who are expert in such issues

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and see what legal exigencies and legal requirements of this issue are

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and [after that] steps should be taken accordingly; I am not going to get involved in it

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However, what I say from a general viewpoint

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- which I have also said this to Mr. President -

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[is that] from my viewpoint it is not expedient that we sideline the Majlis in this issue;

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because this is an issue that, after all, with which the country has been generally dealing for two years

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and now it has reached certain results; [therefore] Majlis must get involved [in this issue].

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Now, what Majlis should do? I have no recommendation for the Islamic Consultative Assembly

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as to how to deal with this [agreement]. Firstly, what kind of decision must be made?

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Whether [that decision] be approval or rejection [of the agreement], or should they decide in another manner?

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Whether they should reject or approve [this agreement]? I have no recommendation [on such matters].

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The view that must be complied with is the viewpoint of the representatives of the nation at the Majlis

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and I say nothing about what [the Majlis] should or should not do.

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I believe that, after all, it is useful not to marginalize the Majlis

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and representatives of the nation must make a decision [on this agreement].

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But [with regard to] issues [emerging] after [the conclusion of] JCPOA.

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In my opinion, there are certain issues that state officials

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- of course, I have and had discussed these [issues] with our dear and sincere brethren in the administration,

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[and I say this] for the information of you gentlemen - [must pay attention to them].

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Firstly, although we are apparently faced with six governments [with regard to the nuclear issue],

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in fact, the one which is active is [just] one government and that is the government of America,

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which is totally in the arena with regard to this issue

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and is toiling away and endeavoring and making efforts.

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American officials talk in a very nasty manner; a decision must be made on such [nasty] talks;

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after all we are [one] side of this issue, [and] Americans are the other side.

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Once they say the framework of [anti-Iran] sanctions will remain in place;

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[if this is the case] then what did we talk about during this period?

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We talked so that the framework of the sanctions would be removed, [and] sanctions would be removed.

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[They say] the framework of the sanctions is going to be maintained.

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Now, I don’t know what the meaning of “the framework of the sanctions must be maintained” is.

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They may once again construe this in a [certain] manner,

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but what is understood from this allegation is just to the opposite of the reason [for which] we went for the negotiations;

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otherwise, why we should negotiate [at all]? We were doing our work;

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[we had] manufactured 19,000 centrifuges,

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[and we] could, in a not-so-long period,

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increase them to 50,000 or 60,000 centrifuges;

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we had no problem for doing this;

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we were producing 20-percent [nuclear fuel], [and] we could continue with that.

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We were also doing research and development [on nuclear technology],

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[and] could have continued in the same manner and at the same speed; and [we could do the same] also [with regard to] other issues.

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[The fact] that we sat down and negotiated, [and] in certain cases we backed down,

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[and] gave certain concessions was mostly [aimed at] having sanctions removed;

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if sanctions are not to be removed, then there would be no deal,

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[because] this has no meaning at all. The officials must make this clear

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and don’t say that, for example, it [the other side] is saying this in order to convince its domestic rivals.

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Yes, the conflict in America is a real conflict;

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I don’t believe that [this conflict] is a fake and feigned conflict,

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[because] they are really discordant, [and] the reason for their discord is clear to us;

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however, what they officially say needs an answer;

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if it is not answered, it would become established. This is one point.

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The second point is that

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[even] when talking about the same part of the sanctions that they say will be lifted,

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they say [the sanctions] will be suspended or stopped; this was not our issue.

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It is clear that economic sanctions must be removed;

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and I said immediately! Now, they have interpreted [the word] “immediately,” and I did not object; no problem;

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our friends here interpreted that “immediately” in a certain way,

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[and] chose an arrangement for it, [and] I did not object.

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However, [sanctions] must be removed after all,

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[and] we [don’t accept] to have sanctions [simply] stopped, [or] to have sanctions [simply] suspended;

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if they [only] suspend sanctions, well, then we here will [also simply] suspend [our activities].

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If this is the case, why we must take a basic step on the ground?

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Therefore, [what we seek] is removal of sanctions.

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Of course, they have said that in some cases, removal of sanctions is not in control of the American government,

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which is our [main] negotiating side; [they said] they will stop those [sanctions that are not in their control]

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and will take advantage of their legal rights and things like that.

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However, those parts [of sanctions] that are in control of the American government,

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or that [part] which is in control of the European governments, they must be [removed] completely.

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Another point is that they say things in their remarks

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that are totally outside the [limits] of the issue of the nuclear agreement and the likes of that;

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things that are totally far from these issues.

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Male and female officials within America’s ruling system

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talk like the British [colonialists] in the 19th century;

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that is, they are really two centuries behind the world and history!

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They talk in such a way that, assume, Lord Curzon,

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once upon a time in the Persian Gulf talked about Iran or about the region [in that way];

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they [Americans] talk in this way; [but] the world has changed.

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Today, superpowers do not have such a power [and] do not have such an ability,

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and do not have [enough] guts to do such a thing; [and] the opposite side is the Islamic Republic;

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[the opposite] side is not a given underdeveloped country in a given continent

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to whom you could say whatever you want;

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no, this is the Islamic Republic,

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with [high] capabilities that you yourself are aware of some of these capabilities,

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[and] some [of these capabilities] you are not aware of and you may come to know them in action.

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It is not like that they sit and continue to threaten [Iran]; [but] they talk in this manner.

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One of the things they say is that ‘we expect

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the officials of the Islamic Republic or the government of the Islamic Republic to do something different’!

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What is the meaning of different? Different from what? Different from the past [policies] of the Islamic Republic?

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No, such a thing will [never] happen;

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[to be] different [as they want] means to cross over the Islamic values,

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[and] means to lose commitment to Islamic instructions;

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this is what different means from their viewpoint; [but] this is not going to happen.

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Neither the administration, nor the Majlis, nor officials will absolutely do such a thing

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and [even if] somebody wanted to do this, people would not accept it from them,

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[and] the Islamic Republic Establishment would not accept it and this has no meaning.

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What they mean by different is that [Iran should] enter into the framework of America’s policies in the region;

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America has [certain] policies [and has certain] views in this region.

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One of those views is that resistance forces of this region must be totally obliterated, [and] annihilated.

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One of their views is that the government of America

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must have full domination over the countries of Iraq and Syria and the rest of them;

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these are their views, [and] the steps they want to take

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are the steps that would end in these things.

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[They] expect that our officials, our government, [and] our politicians

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act in line with these policies; [but] such a thing will not happen.

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Among the things they say and [the one that] makes me sensitive, is that

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they say JCPOA has provided America with opportunities

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- both inside Iran and outside Iran and in the region;

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this is what Americans say and is among their allegations.

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What I say to our friends within the [Iranian] administration and in various [other] positions is that

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you must not absolutely give America [any] chance for this opportunism inside [the country];

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outside [Iran] you try to deprive America of such opportunities.

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The more they get close to their opportunities,

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the humiliation and backwardness and suffering of [regional] countries will start from that point;

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[therefore] they must not absolutely be allowed to take advantage of opportunities inside the country.

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I have said this and announced that

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except for the nuclear issue, we would not negotiate with Americans with regard to any [other] issue;

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I have said [this] both to our foreign policy officials,

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and to other officials that we don’t enter [any talks with America on other issues].

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The reason is that their orientation [in the region] is quite the opposite of our orientation,

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[and] we are 180 degrees different [from each other]. This issue is one part [of the problem].

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Another part is the economic sector;

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which now our political issues are [just] one part of the case,

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[but] economic issues are [also] an important issue.

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We have asked our brethren in the administration to draw up a

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comprehensive and applied operational plan for the realization of the policies of Resistance Economy;

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I have said [this] both in a meeting with the Cabinet

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and [personally] to the esteemed Mr. President, and I expect that this [plan] would be drawn up.

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The Resistance Economy cannot be broken down

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that we say this part of it we will implement; no, it is a [consolidated] whole,

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[and] is a complete whole whose components complement one another.

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[Therefore,] it needs a single operational plan, which would address all its components.

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Of course, our brethren in the Cabinet have this determination and intention,

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[and] will, God willing, try and this job will be done.

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If this [actually] happened, it would not be important for us that

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the amount of money which would return to Iran [after the removal of sanctions] is, for example, 100 billion dollars or [just] five billion dollars;

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that is, the importance of this [issue] would fall to the next level.

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Of course, what we claim from the world, what we have in the hands of others must be used by us,

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- one which had been so far blocked in an unjust manner -

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[and] there is no argument about this. However, the importance of the realization of the Resistance Economy,

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which by no means depends on [the return] of these foreign money in this form and with this intensity

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- is more than all these.

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In my opinion, if we could realize this Resistance Economy through an operational plan

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- not just in words - and implement it on the ground,

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our efforts would proceed smoothly and people would also help us.

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I said that an active operational headquarters must be, God willing, formed within the administration

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to follow up [on the implementation of the Resistance Economy], [and] determine [duties] of every organ

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that which part of this job should be undertaken by which one of economic and non-service organs;

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and [they must also] set a timetable, [and] determine how long and at what time this duty would be fulfilled by that organ

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and follow up [on that], so that, God willing, this plan would be implemented

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and this huge and all-out national move would be realized.

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What I say at the end of my remarks is that our faithful forces across the country should know

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that the movement [of the Islamic Republic] is toward the Islamic goals and ideals; [and] there is no doubt about this.

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[And] everybody must keep themselves ready, everybody [must] be ready;

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the faithful forces, [and] the pristine and committed forces across the country

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- which thank God make up the absolute majority of [the population] in this country -

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must be ready to work.

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[Being] ready to work does not mean [being] ready to go to war; it means [they should be] ready to do economic work;

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[they must be] ready both for cultural work, and be ready for political work,

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[and also] be ready to be present in various fields and arenas;

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[they must] be ready, all of us must be ready.

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In the face of these [hostile] orientations of [our] enemies - the enemies who do not relent night and day -

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we must also not relent night and day and all [of us] must be ready.

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And the divine promise is also true; the Almighty God’s promise is true,

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we [must not be] pessimistic about the divine promise. Once I said here

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that we must seek God’s support and don’t be pessimistic about the divine promise.

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The Almighty God has cursed those

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“… who have an evil opinion of Allah, [and] on them is a round of Evil and the Wrath of Allah is on them,

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and He has cursed them and got Hell ready for them, and evil is it for a destination.”

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That is, God has cursed those who are pessimistic toward God.

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Optimism toward God is that when he says

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that “if you assist Allah, He will assist you,” believe this;

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this is [the true meaning of] optimism toward God;

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[and] when He says: “And Allah will verily assist those who assist Him,” we must believe this.

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If our intention is really to assist the divine religion - this is the [true] meaning of assisting God -

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[then] we must know that the Almighty God will assist [us] and we [must] not have any doubt about this.

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When one moves with this spirit,

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then that serenity that I mentioned will, God willing, descend upon our hearts.

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O Almighty! [We swear you] by [Prophet] Mohammad (PBUH) and his Household to devote to Yourself all we said and all we heard

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and all we do, and [make them be] in Your path

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and accept [our efforts] out of Your Grace

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and make the sacred soul of Vali Asr [the 12th Shia Imam] (PBUH) content with us.

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Peace be unto you and so may the mercy of Allah and His blessings.