IRIB, 28.7.1998 - Tehran- Leader of The Islamic Revolution Ayatollah
Khamene’i received on Tuesday visiting President of Turkmenistan Saparmurat Niyazov
accompanied by a ranking Turkmen delegation. In the meeting, also attended by President
Khatami, the leader said that the two neighboring Muslim nations of Iran and Turkmenistan
fully enjoy the existing cordial ties and close cooperation. The leader noted that the two
countries should make every effort to adopt a common stand in their bilateral relations
and at the world forums such as the United Nations. Referring to the exploration of the
Caspian sea's resources, Ayatollah Khamene’i stated that a collective cooperation
among the five littoral states is needed to preserve peace and tranquillity in the
region,
and to safeguard the basic interests of the Caspian nations. The Turkmen President
expressed hope that the two neighboring nations would be able to further expand their
bilateral relations. He added that his country is keen to strengthen its friendly
cooperation with Iran specially in the areas of science, culture and religion.
Tehran 25.7.1998 (IRIB) - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah
Ali Khamene’i said on Monday educational activities involve sublime and prestigious
aspects, sine no effort is comparable to educating and enlightening the souls and
personalities of people. Addressing a gathering of ranking educational officials, he
stated that a great burden of responsibility is placed on people involved in educational
affairs. Referring to vicious propaganda by enemies including foreign radios trying to
distort the real image of the Islamic Republic of Iran and disappointing Iranian people,
Ayatollah Khamene’i said that these propaganda devices had repeatedly been put to the
test and that no individual or group should naively be satisfied that alien radios trumpet
their viewpoints. The leader also said that discouraging people involved in the management
system of the country is among goals perused by alien radios, and added that enemies
endeavor to portray a gloomy image of the country each time that a trivial problem
emerges. He noted that directors in Islamic Republic of Iran are among the best and the
most sincere people and one should praise god for such a sound management system in the
country, although there may be certain exemptions to the rule.
Tehran (IRIB NEWS Monday 22 June 1998) - Leader of the Islamic
Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei in a message released minutes after the victory of Iranian
football team over U.S. in the World Cup 98 in France congratulated the Iranian team and
the nation. The leader in his message told the Iranian players that their courageous and
fair play which brought victory over the U.S. team was a beautiful image of Iranian
nation's endeavors in every field of their revolutionary life. The leader added that such
a sincere effort imbued with intelligence and power, echoed the unique endeavors of the
nation during the Islamic Revolution as well as in the imposed war. The leader noted that
tonight once again the arrogant enemy suffered the bitter taste of defeat. The leader
wished joy and happiness for the victorious players who brought mirth and gladness to the
Iranian people.
tehran, july 16, irna -- leader of the islamic revolution ayatollah
Seyyid Ali Khamene’i reinstated three jurists ayatollah gholam-reza rezvani,
ayatollah abolqassem khazali and ayatollah ahmad janati in their former posts with the
guardians council. the guardians council, composed of six senior jurists and six lawyers
was established in 1980 to supervise elections and to examine legislation passed by the
majlis ensuring that it accords with the constitution and with islamic precepts. the
leader said in his letter to the three jurists that he made the decision in accordance
with the article 91 of the constitution of the islamic republic of iran which entitled the
supreme leader to appoint the jurists for the guardians council. the supreme judicial
council appoints the six lawyers to the guardians council.
tehran, july 12, irna -- on the occasion of the birth anniversaries of
prophet muhammad (sawa) and imam ja'far al-sadeq (as), the leader of the islamic
revolution and supreme religious jurisprudent grand ayatollah seyyed ali khamenei here
sunday received top iranian officials, foreign guests participating in the 11th islamic
unity conference and the prominent quranic reciters from the armies of the islamic
countries. head of the executive power hojjatolesalm seyyed mohammad khatami, head of the
judiciary power ayatollah mohammad yazdi and head of the legislative power hojjatoleslam
ali akbar nateq nouri were among the participants at this great congregation.
the supreme leader of the islamic revolution referring to the
significance of the islamic unity, said "today, the islamic world is in need of unity
more than any other time for the revival of the teachings of the holy prophet of islam
(sawa) in order to salve muslims and to help them resolve the problems of muslim
world."
"monotheism as a norm for leading a approperiate life teaches
muslims how to conduct themselves before friends and enemies in a social system so that
they will be able to keep away from all satanic designs and be under the protection of
almighty allah," ayatollah khamenei said. the leader added, "the iranian muslims
clearly perceived the concept of monotheism unchaining themselves from the bondage of
american and arrogant dictates."
"the presence of the zionists entity in the heart of the muslim
nations should make the muslim become aware of this fact that they need to form a common
united front against the usurper enemy of islam," stated the supreme religious
jurisprudent. the grand ayatollah added "the interference of the arrogance and the
support of the united states for the zionist occupying regime practicing international
state terrorism has helped that entity continue to survive and become the means for sowing
dissession among the muslim nations."
referring to judaization (zionizing) of the beit ul-moqaddas through
expansion of the new jewish settlements, ayatollah khamenei elucidated that "a
greater catastrophe has been initiated by the zionist entity with the support of the
united states administration in order to usurp the holy site, the first qebla of
muslims."
"we consider the united states a collaborator and guilty party in
this new satanic plot for having instigated the zionist in making such a move," the
leader pointed out. elaborating on the reason behind the us enmity against the islamic
republic of iran, ayatollah khamenei said "the united states wants iran to distance
itself from the islamic ideals and quit supporting the palestinians in their righteous
resistance against the zionist usurpers."
"the islamic republic of iran has always been and will ever remain
an ardent follower of islamic ideals, protector of its values, and dispenser of its
teachings besides maintaining its strong support for the palestinian cause and islamic
unity," stated the leader.
referring to the recent apparent softened stance of the united states
in regard to the islamic republic of iran, the paramount religious jurisprudent believed
that "it is a normal political hypocratic ploy of the united states which has been
based upon its miscalculated analysis of iran's internal political environment."
"it should be known that despite all the endeavors of some
elements to generate dissenssion among the ummah, we thank Allah that the nation,
government, the officials and the people of all strata are united in their ideals for
making the islamic revolution successful by following the line of the father of the
islamic revolution and founder of the islamic republic of iran the late imam
khomeini," the grand ayatollah highlighted.
prior to leader's speech, president hojjatoleslam seyyed mohammad
khatami delivered a short speech felicitating the leader of the islamic
revolution, the
nation and the muslim around the world on the auspicious occasion of the birth
anniversaries of the seal of the prophets hadhrat muhammad (sawa) and the sixth
infalliable imam hadhrat ja'far al-sadeq (as), the rightful successor of the prophet's
household. president khatami alerted the muslim of the most notorious enemy of the ummah
to be the cancerous zionist entity which not only endangers, but also threatens the
existence, dignity, honor and respect of islamic world. the executive head desired the
muslim governments to concentrate all their efforts possible to nutralized the ugly
satanic conspiracy of the zionist entity in trying to judaize (zionize) the holy city of
beit ul-moqaddas, the first qebla of the muslims.
Tehran 8.7.1998 (IRIB) - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah
Khamene’i in a message for the commemoration of the prominent contemporary religious
personality, the late Mulla Ali Akhund Hamedani, praised the unique personality of the
religious scholar, stressing that true seminaries should be set up throughout the country
in which such great religious figures can emerge to serve as a source of reliance for the
public lauding the late Akhund Hamedani's deep knowledge of religious issues as well as
his mystical personality. Ayatollah Khamene’i stated that Akhund Hamedani was among
the senior religious jurisprudences in the country. Ayatollah Khamene’i lauded
endeavors of Organizers of the Congress, calling on them to search for scientific works of
the late scholar. The leader's message were read at the inaugural ceremony of the congress
by Hojatoleslam Musavi, leader's representative and Friday prayer leader of Hamedan on
Saturday morning.
tehran, july 7, irna -- leader of the islamic revolution ayatollah
Seyyid Ali Khamene’i received on tuesday visiting president of turkmenistan
saparmurat niyazov accompanied by a ranking turkmen delegation. in the meeting, also
attended by president hojjatoleslam mohammad khatami, the leader of the islamic revolution
said that the two neighboring muslim nations of iran and turkmenistan fully enjoy the
existing cordial ties and close cooperation. underlining willingness of the iranian
government to further expand relations with the turkmen government and nation, the leader
noted that the two countries should make every effort to adopt a common stand in their
bilateral relations and at the world forums such as the united nations. referring to the
exploration of the caspian sea's resources, he stated that a collective cooperation among
the five littoral states is needed to preserve peace and tranquillity in the
region, and
to safeguard the basic interests of the caspian nations.
the leader of the islamic revolution stated that the islamic republic
of iran feels insecure due to the presence of the zionists in the region, adding that
turkmenistan does not need zionists. the leader said "we all should take into
consideration that the zionists sow seeds of discord wherever they appear because their
very existence depends on causing rifts among others."
ayatollah Khamene’i underlined the need for full realization of
the irano-turkmen bilateral accords and called for further activating the two
countries'
joint commission, particularly in the area of the trade exchange. niyzov in the meeting
referred to his friendly relations with akbar hashemi rafsanjani's and mohammad khatami's
administrations and promised to preserve his close cooperation with the iranian government
aimed at paving the way for the finalization of the caspian sea legal regime and the use
of the sea resources.
the turkmen president expressed hope that the two neighboring nations
of the islamic republic of iran and turkmenistan would be able to further expand their
bilateral relations. he added that his country is keen to strengthen its friendly
cooperation with iran specially in the areas of science, culture and religion.
tehran, july 1, irna -- the leader of the islamic revolution, ayatollah
Ali Khamene’i, here on wednesday received the iranian mountaineers who recently
conquered world's highest mountain peak everest. after recitation of some verses from the
holy quran by one of the athletes, the leader congratulated the mountaineers on the
achievement which he called a great feat in sports as well as in arena of adherence to
spiritual values. referring to mountaineering as an important and valuable sport, the
leader said that winning championships in the sport would attract people to mountain
climbing. in reality, ayatollah Khamene’i added, the most important impact of
championship sports is to attract people to physical activities.
the leader said that the many mountains in the country and specially in
tehran vicinity present the opportunity to the young and old alike to get into the healthy
and energizing sport of mountain climbing. ayatollah Khamene’i called on the
mountaineering federation to work hard to elevate the sport's popularity in the
country.
turning to the recent feat achieved by the mountaineers, the leader
specially praised as valuable the observance of ashura by the iranian athletes during the
course of their climb. ashura is the martyrdom anniversary of imam Hussein (as), the third
imam of the household of prophet Mohammad (pbuh), who was martyred when he rose against
the tyrant of the time some 1300 years ago. in conclusion, ayatollah Khamene’i said
that the conquest of everest should become a preamble for bigger feats by the mountaineers
in the sport as well as in life.
prior to the leader's speech, head of the iranian mountaineering
federation aqajani, who was also the technical superintendent of the mountaineers during
their everest climb, presented a report on the sporting event. stating that the recent
conquest of everest was the very first by iranian mountaineers, aqajani added that the
iranian champions also saved the lives of two foreign mountaineers during their
conquest.
at the conclusion of the ceremony, ayatollah Khamene’i presented
some gifts to the conquerors of the world's highest mountain peak.
tehran, july 1, irna -- the paramount leader of the islamic revolution
and the supreme religious jurisprudent, grand ayatollah Seyyid Ali Khamene’i, here
wednesday receiving the visiting italian prime minister romano prodi said that "the
middle east should be declared a nuclear free zone". ayatollah Khamene’i said
the zionist regime is stockpiling nuclear weapons and has turned into an arsenal of u.s.
weapons with the u.s. continuously helping it acquire more nuclear weapons. the supreme
religious jurisprudent said "the islamic republic maintains that the world should get
tough with the zionist regime and that european union and other influential countries
should be more active in this direction."
ayatollah Khamene’i further said that "the positive trend of
growth of relations between italy and the islamic republic of iran is based upon issues of
mutual interest, old historical relations, current potentialities and capabilities of the
two nations." referring to the mutual understanding between christianity and islam,
the supreme religious jurisprudent pointed out that "war mongers in the west has
caused tremendous destruction to muslim nations including iran during the eight-year iraqi
imposed war." the leader added "some western countries had supplied iraq with
chemical weapons in its war against the islamic republic of iran." "however, i
would like to commit myself and declare that the
muslim world shall never confront the christians at any time and that
mutual understanding between islam and christianity shall grow still firmer," the
leader underscored. the visiting italian prime minister said his meetings with iranian
officials had been very fruitful. he added that italy is willing to broaden relations with
iran. prodi also voiced the concern of his government about arms race in the middle east.
