Khamenei vows ‘never’ to allow Iran to bow

TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed yesterday “never” to allow the Islamic republic to bow to the demands of its enemies, at a time of increased tensions between Tehran and Washington, reports AFP. “To entertain the idea, as desired by the enemy, that the only solution is to hand ourselves over to the enemy, is the worst act of treason towards the Iranian nation, and that will not happen,” Khamenei said in an address to tens of thousands of members of the Basij, an Islamic volunteer militia, broadcast live on state television. “With God’s help, so long as I am alive and retain my capacities and with your help, I will never allow such a thing to happen,” he said in the speech at Tehran’s Azadi stadium.

For Iran’s clerical establishment, enemy refers firstly to the United States which is dubbed the “Great Satan” and with which relations have been severed since the aftermath of its 1979 Islamic revolution. Khamenei played down the impact of economic sanctions reimposed on Iran by the United States in August after Washington pulled out of the 2015 nuclear accord between Tehran and world powers.

 

Khamenei vows never to allow Iran to bow

TEHRAN: Irans supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed yesterday never to allow the Islamic republic to bow to the demands of its enemies, at a time of increased tensions between Tehran and Washington, reports AFP. To entertain the idea, as desired by the enemy, that the only solution is to hand ourselves over to the enemy, is the worst act of treason towards the Iranian nation, and that will not happen, Khamenei said in an address to tens of thousands of members of the Basij, an Islamic volunteer militia, broadcast live on state television. With Gods help, so long as I am alive and retain my capacities and with your help, I will never allow such a thing to happen, he said in the speech at Tehrans Azadi stadium. For Irans clerical establishment, enemy refers firstly to the United States which is dubbed the Great Satan and with which relations have been severed since the aftermath of its 1979 Islamic revolution. Khamenei played down the impact of economic sanctions reimposed on Iran by the United States in August after Washington pulled out of the 2015 nuclear accord between Tehran and world powers.