Iran, guardian of regional countries' security - Ahmad Khatami

12 September 2008

Tehran-Provisional Friday Prayer Leader of Tehran Ahmad Khatami said here Friday Islamic Iran is powerful brother and guardian of regional countries.

Addressing thousands of Tehrani worshipers at central campus of Tehran University, Khatami added in his second sermon, "I advise the heads of Arab countries to be Iran's friends, and regard Iran as their strong brother, rather than remaining in love with the United States." The interim Friday prayer leader said, "Iran considers the security of the region as its own security and wants the region to be safe and secure."

He all the same emphasized that the three islands are Iranian and they will remain Iranian for good, stressing, "The Iranian nation will not let an inch of the Islamic country to remain in the hands of the aliens."

The Friday preacher of Tehran referred to the fate of the ousted Shah of Iran and the executed Iraqi dictator Saddam, arguing, "Saddam invaded Iran after receiving the green light from the White House, but notice the final result of his love for America that was a most wretched death."

Khatami added, "The Shah of Iran, too, served America greatly and was the gendarm of the region, but you witnessed the dark days he experienced at the end. He was humiliated to an extent that even the United States did not permit him to enter the US soil to receive medical treatment, fearing the uproar of the Islamic Ummah." Still addressing the Arab leaders, the provisional Friday prayer leader of Tehran said, "You have tested this nation. This nation resisted for eight years, not permitting the enemy to keep an inch of its soil."

Khatami also referred to the US-Iraq security pact plan, reiterating, "A while ago a humiliating pact was proposed to the Iraqi government for ratification, but thanks to awareness and alertness of the Iraqi religious sources, the Iraqi Government, and people, and intellectuals the plot was foiled."

The Friday preacher of Tehran emphasized, "Yet, the Americans are after ratification of another less severe, shorter term agreement." Addressing the Iraqi nation, he said, "Signing any pact with the United States, whether it would be a long- or short-term pact, would have no fruit, but humiliation of the Iraqi nation." Referring to the Supreme Leader's remarks in his recent meeting with the state officials, he said, "Some people assume we have no difference of understanding with the oppressor powers. That is while the latter would be pleased merely with the annihilation of the Islamic system, while we wish there would be no hegemony, no oppressor tendency, and no colonialist power."

This week's Friday prayer leader of Tehran reiterated, "The matter is the confrontation between two powers, namely power of faith and the power of capitalism, and at this scene resistance is the last word, while losing patience and getting tired is a poison in this path." Khatami emphasized, "The Global oppression intends to make our people tired. There was even a time when they kept on threatening us of military attacks."

Referring to the West's imposed economic sanctions against Iran, he said, "Many people are hopeful due to these economic pressures and express delight at the EU and the UN Security Council over the imposing of the sanctions."

Pointing out that both the people and the officials are suffering from high inflation in Iran, he reiterated, "We cannot ignore the effect of outside pressure, the sanctions, and the international inflation over the inflation rate in Iran. These are facts that the world confirms their existence."

He considered a part of the inflation to be the result of the Western powers' intrigues, arguing, "They create problems for Iran resorting to phony pretexts."

This week's Friday preacher of Tehran reiterated, "The government and the Parliament are concerned about finding measures to lower the inflation level and work in that respect day and night, to find a way out of this bothering phenomenon."

Khatami asked both the Government and the Parliament to take extreme care in surveying the plans and bills that they will neither be leading to increasing the inflation rate, nor disturbing production.

Referring to the government's economic evolution plan, he said, "This plan is approved by the entire true insiders of the system." He emphasized, "The Supreme Leader's guidelines regarding this plan were aimed at refraining from extremist moves and full harmony between the Government and the Parliament in its implementation, so that the plan could be implemented successfully."

Note:
There is one section of this speech that I did omit for two reason’s, one that it may be questioned or debated within certain elements of Islam and two, the people mentioned while it is unfounded, should not be disrespected for view’s that appeared not only more during the war when certain people mentioned where in a form of slavery; but also should be more catered towards the U.S.

By omitting the segment, was not intended to be disrespectful to anyone, but to the contrary.

Furthermore, I heard some people in the U.S. referring from my understanding mistakably that Iran wishes to destroy the Jewish people and attack the U.S., I will be one that would disagree with these remark’s; because what I understand of Iran, that it is the opposite of the blatant remarks made from these other sources and contend these remarks mistakenly by these people, are again from the ramped media propaganda campaign within the U.S.