TEHRAN -- President Ebrahim Raisi says the enemy’s plot to stoke instability in Iran has failed just like the policy of piling up pressure by imposing draconian sanctions against the country which faced the same fate.
Raisi made the remark in a visit to Pakdasht city southeast of Tehran on Thursday, saying the policy of sanctioning and destabilization were two mistakes that the enemy made in dealing with the Iranians, which both failed.
Stressing that the enemy does not want Iran to make progress and its scientists to conquer the peaks of science, Raisi said, “The enemy wants the hope of the people to turn into despair, the enemy does not want our country to make progress. The policy of destabilizing the country by the enemy failed like the policy of sanctions, and their attempt to apply maximum pressure also failed.”
The Iranian president went on to say, “By nullifying the sanctions, we defeated the enemy’s strategy.”
Underlining that the Iranian administration had increased the amount of oil exports compared to the time before the imposition of sanctions, Raisi said, “We tried to restore the share of Iran’s economy in the region. They sought to isolate Iran, but they themselves became isolated. The enemy thought that serving the people would be slowed down with chaos and riots, but it was just a delusion.”
The president said the enemy attempted to stop the country’s progress and started disrupting security, adding, “The enemy is trying to implement in the country the same scenario that it implemented in other states, but it is unaware that it is making yet another strategic mistake because its policy of sanctions and destabilizing the country has failed once again.”