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

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يا مقلّب القلوب و الابصار، يا مدبّر اللّيل و النّهار، يا محوّل الحول و الاحوال

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حوّل حالنا الي احسن الحال

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اللّهُمَّ اهدِنا هُدَي المُهتَدين وَارزُقنَا اجتِهادَ المُجتَهِدين

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I felicitate all dear fellow countrymen in any part of the country and anywhere in the world

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and also all those nations, which commemorate Nowruz.

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I especially felicitate the honorable families of martyrs as well as the dear war veterans and their families

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and especially felicitate the country’s youths and adolescents,

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who are hope-inspiring and are the driving force of the country’s national movement.

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I hope you would have a happy and sweet Nowruz and a year full of goodness and blessings.

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This year, the spring of nature has coincided with the spring of spirituality.

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I mean, [the Iranian months of] Farvardin and Ordibehesht and Khordad [coincide] with [the lunar months of] Rajab and Sha’ban and the holy month of Ramadan.

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I hope that, God willing, we would have both natural growth and spiritual growth for our country and nation during the current year.

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This hope starts to bud in one’s heart that, God willing, spiritual growths, along with material growths,

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would become a reserve for this nation and this country in the future. I also hail Hadhrat Baghiyat Allah (May Our Souls Be Sacrificed for Him)

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and commemorate and salute the purified soul of our honorable Imam [Khomeini].

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I will say a few words about [the Iranian] year [13]96 (2017-18) and a few words about the year [13]97 (2018-19).

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The year 96, like all other years, was a collection of ups and downs and sweetness and bitterness, like all [other] periods of life.

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The sweetness of the year 96 was owed to grandeur and might of the nation and national presence [in all arenas] from the beginning of the year until the end of the year.

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Early that year, we witnessed very huge and striking participation of [Iranian] people in presidential as well as the City and Council elections.

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More than 40 million of the country’s population took part in that election and this participation was very meaningful and good.

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Then, [that participation was repeated] in the [International] Quds Day demonstration in the holy month of Ramadan,

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and toward the end of the year, in the 9th of Dei rallies and most importantly in the spectacular demonstration on the 22nd [day] of [the Iranian month of] Bahman in the current year.

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Of course, due to riots that broke out on the 9th of Dei – to which I will refer –

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people held spontaneous rallies for a number of consecutive days in various cities of the country,

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and all of these [demonstrations] were sign of the presence of the great Iranian nation

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and the insightful and energetic and ready-to-work Iranian nation in all arenas where its presence is needed.

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Another important and sweet point in last year was that the Islamic Republic managed

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to turn regional threats – the goal of those threats, [or] at least one of the goals of those threats, was dealing a blow to the Islamic Republic –

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into opportunities. Not only those threats failed to damage the country,

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but they were also turned into opportunities and those people who are well versed about international issues correctly understand this concept.

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Another positive point was efforts made to revive and implement that year’s motto, which was national production and employment

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under the general title of the Resistance Economy. Good steps were taken to create jobs and promote national production;

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of course, many steps remain which must be taken.

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And this motto has been relatively realized in the country, but the work must continue in full, so that, this motto will, God willing, become [completely] operational.

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There were bitter developments in the year [13]96 as well. [Natural] disasters like earthquake, [and] floods [in addition to] plane [crash and sinking of an Iranian] ship,

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and some of our dear ones lost their lives in these incidents and they were bitter incidents for us.

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In addition to them, there was drought in some regions of the country, which still continues

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and we hope that the divine favor will make up for it in springtime.

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And some livelihood problems of [various social] classes have continued from the past, and efforts must be made and everybody must endeavor,

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and I will say a few words in this regard, so that, these problems, God willing, will be solved.

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Of course, in the last months of the year, riots broke out in the country according to the enemies’ plan.

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The Iranian nation entered the arena and even those people, enemies wanted to introduce as responsible for the riots, entered the arena themselves

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and stood against rioters and, of course, it was a development, which unraveled and the grandeur of the Iranian nation became evident [more than before].

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As for the year [13]97 – the year, which begins at this moment – what is important is that everybody must work hard.

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When designating mottos of the year, I usually addressed officials.

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This year, the addressee is the entire nation, including officials.

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First of all, I say that the issue of economy and culture and various [other] issue are important,

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but our main issue this year is still the issue of economy and people’s livelihood. Everybody must make effort, everybody must work

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and the pivot [of all those efforts] is [to support] national production. I mean, if everybody pursues and follows up on the issue of national production – with the explanation that, God willing, I will give in my [New Year] speech

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– many economic problems, [and] livelihood problems of people –

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both the issue of employment and the issue of investment and other issues – will be solved. [In this case,] social maladies will greatly

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decrease; I mean the main pivot [of our work this year] is [promotion of] national production. Therefore, if national production is sped up, many problems will be solved.

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I have taken this as the pivot of this year’s motto; this year’s motto is “supporting Iranian goods;”

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[this] year is [the year for] “supporting Iranian goods.” This is not simply about officials,

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[but] all people can help in this regard and [must] enter the arena in the real sense of the word.

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Of course, this support has five [or] six aspects [and] various dimensions, which I will explain and elucidate, God willing,

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in my [New Year] speech and God willing, will bring up those steps that various groups of people

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and various officials of the country can take [in this regard].

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I hope, God willing, the Almighty God would help both officials and people

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to be able to fulfill their duties in the best possible way and realize this year’s motto,

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which is the motto of “supporting Iranian goods” in the real sense of the word.

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