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In the Name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful

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O, Reformer of hearts and sight, O, Planner of day and night

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O, Transformer of conditions and circumstances, Change ours to the best of conditions

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اَللّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلي فاطِمَةَ وَ اَبيها وَ بَعلِها وَ بَنيها

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I congratulate all of you, dear fellow countrymen, on the auspicious birth anniversary of Hadhrat Fatemeh Zahra (PBUH) and [on the occasion of]

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Eid Nowruz [which marks the beginning of Iranian New Year].

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May this festive occasion be blessed for you, dear fellow countrymen, the great nation of Iran,

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the dear youths, [and] people from various walks of life. And I especially felicitate

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the dear families of martyrs and war veterans and those, who have made sacrifices,

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as well as all nations that are familiar with Eid Nowruz and venerate it.

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I thank the Almighty God for this opportunity

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that He has allowed me once against to congratulate you, the dear Iranian nation, on the occasion of Eid Nowruz.

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I hope a very good and blessed and auspicious year

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along with security and welfare would await the Iranian nation

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and the [Iranian calendar] year [13]96 [which starts on March 21, 2017], God willing, would be a happy year for the entire Iranian nation and for Muslims across the world.

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[I wish] all Iranian families, [and] all dear Iranians, God willing, would be covered by divine favor and mercy and blessing in this year, which started at this moment.

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If we want to offer an assessment of the year that passed – the [Iranian calendar] year [13]95 –

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we must say that, like all other years, that year was also marked with joys and sorrows, [as well as] bitter and sweet developments. By bitter and sweet developments,

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I mean what is related to the nation, [and] personal issues are not considered here.

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We had sweet developments during the last year, [and] had happiness, and these happy moments are related to national dignity, national security,

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[and] youthful perseverance among the Iranian nation as well as widespread, faith-based moves across the country.

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We also had bitter developments, most of which are related to economic and social issues, to which I will also refer.

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The dignity of Iran and our dear nation was evident throughout the year [13]95;

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from the beginning of the year to its end. Our enemies at all corners of the world have confessed to the might of the Iranian nation, [and] to the grandeur of the Iranian nation;

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the identity of the Iranian nation demonstrated itself in all different developments [which took place during] this year.

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After an affront by the [new] American president toward the Islamic Republic of Iran, the enthusiastic

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and resolute and zealous people [of Iran] gave an [appropriate] answer to it through [their participation in nationwide rallies] on the 22nd day [of the Iranian month] of Bahman (February 10, 2016).

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[On the other hand,] on [International] Quds Day, during the holy month of Ramadan, the huge rally of [Iranian] people, showed the identity and goals of this country to the entire world.

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Security of the country in this regional, and even international, tumultuous environment

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was a very pivotal and big index for the Iranian nation. Today, all around us, [and] those countries, which are our neighbors,

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from east and southeast of the country to its northwest, countries are plagued with insecurity, [and] the region is plagued with insecurity,

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[but] thank God, the Iranian nation experienced sustainable security throughout the year.

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The youthful perseverance to which I pointed, comes from observation and being informed of the activities of

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thousands of young groups across the country, which are busy and occupied with their enthusiastic activities,

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both in scientific fields, and in cultural fields, both in [various] fields of sports, and in production fields,

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[and] are taking new steps and offering new initiatives and provide [necessary] reserves for the future of the country.

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The faith-based movement to which I pointed, means energetic and sincere and effective religious sessions, which are held throughout the year.

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[Such sessions are] related to issues [regarding the Infallible] Imams (Peace Be Upon Them), [and are also] related to important religious issues from I’tikaf (staying at mosques for a few days for worship) and [other] acts of worship and the month of Ramadan

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and the march [on the day] of Arba’een and important gatherings [held on the day] of Ashura and during the first ten days of the lunar month of Moharram. These are positive and exhilarating points for our country and for our nation.

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The bitterness and difficulties are mostly related to people’s economic and livelihood problems.

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The middle and lower classes were, and still are, grappling with these problems throughout the year.

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Since I am aware of the [economic] state of people, therefore, I feel that bitterness with my whole heart.

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The bitterness that people experience, especially the less privileged and poor people and lower classes,

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is related to economic issues and economic problems like high prices, like joblessness,

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[and] like social maladies most of which have economic roots, including discrimination and inequalities.

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Well, we are all responsible; [and we] must answer both before the Almighty God and before the nation.

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During the year of “practical steps and action” – which was [chosen as the motto for] the [Iranian] year [13]95 – I asked the esteemed officials to establish a headquarters for practical steps and action and they established [that headquarters].

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Fortunately, good steps were taken, whose report they have submitted to me.

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However, what has been done [so far] is far away from what is expected by people and is expected by me.

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In my [New Year] speech [in the city of Mashhad] I will explain that some indexes and figures offered by concerned officials are positive figures;

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some other [figures], which are [also] produced by officials themselves, are negative figures. [All of] these [figures] must be taken into consideration in their totality.

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The Economy of Resistance is a collection [of various factors]. If this collection is simply

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paid attention to under the rubric “Economy of Resistance,” it may not be very effective.

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In my opinion, the solution is to divide this collection into important points

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and allocate a certain period of time to any key and important point,

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and ask officials and prominent people and all members of the nation to focus all their effort on those key points.

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I believe that the solution is for us to correctly identify these key points during the current year.

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I believe that these key points include production, [that is,] domestic production,

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and job creation and mostly creating jobs for the youth. These are those key points

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If we could focus on these two points and plan and categorize measures [that should be taken] on this basis,

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it is believed that our work will greatly progress

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and will lead to remarkable and tangible achievements.

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In my speech [in Mashhad], God willing, I will explain about characteristics of these two key and basic points.

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Therefore, I declare “Economy of Resistance, production and job creation” as this year’s motto.

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This means that the Economy of Resistance is a general title, which is followed by production and job creation.

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These are those points on which everybody must focus.

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My demand and people’s demand of dear and esteemed officials is to focus on these two points

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and take [all necessary] steps with [suitable] planning and, God willing, they would be able to report to people on its results at the end of the year.

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I hope all of you would have a happy and joyful year along with security and welfare under the attention of Hadhrat Baqiyatallah (PBUH)

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and through prayer of purified souls of martyrs and the honorable Imam [Khomeini].

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