S.Leader: Global Arrogance Doing All Within Its Power To Confront Iran

Tehran, Jan 17, IRNA – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that the global arrogance is doing all within its power to confront the Iranian nation. The Supreme Leader made the remarks in a meeting with members of the intelligence units of the Armed Forces in Tehran. The global arrogance tries to bring the Iranian nation to its knees by exerting more pressures and toughening economic sanctions but to no avail as the vigilant Iranian nation tolerates all hardships to thwart the enemy's conspiracies, said Ayatollah Khamenei. Some 34 years after triumph of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, the God's promise has been revealed through the success of the Iranian nation in dealing with regional and global developments as well as its significant scientific breakthrough, said the Supreme Leader. Triumph of the Islamic Revolution is regarded as the fulfillment of God's promise, said the Supreme Leader, adding that the success of the Iranian nation will continue in various fields despite heavy pressures being exerted by the enemies and global arrogance. During seditious moves of 2009, the enemy assumed they had gained success in their plots against the Iranian nation but the vigilant nation managed to deal a heavy blow to their foreign opponents and their domestic mercenaries, Ayatollah Khamenei said. The brave Iranian nation is determined to once again demonstrate its power, sense of freshness and understanding to the world, the Supreme Leader made it clear. Ayatollah Khamenei also underlined the significant role being played by intelligence forces in carrying out their duties within the armed forces./end