Ayatollah Khamenei:

Enemies Bear Grudge Toward Iranian Youths

Date: 18 April 2023 - 22:51

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TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei here on Tuesday said the enemies bear malice toward the Iranian youths because of their pivotal role in the country’s development and progress.
“The arrogant enemy, the Zionist cartels that dominate Europe and the United States are certainly very hostile to the officials of the Islamic Republic, and they will tear them to pieces if they get their hands on them. But they are worse with young people. Why? Because if the youth and the motivation of the youth are not there, nothing can be done by the country’s officials,” the Leader said in a meeting with a group of university students.
“The work is actually done by the youth; any movement and progress is in the hands of the youth, so the enemies have a grudge against the youth,” the Leader added.
Ayatollah Khamenei said, “Since the beginning of the revolution, young people are the ones who have undertaken and fulfilled great tasks in different fronts and fields. I say this mostly so that the country’s officials pay attention - and fortunately they pay attention and mostly use young people - but they should use them more in different fields,” Ayatollah Khamenei added.
The Leader said there are today “thousands, tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of responsible young Iranians” who are the driving force of Iran’s development and progress. “These are the engines of the country and the establishment for moving forward.”
Ayatollah Khamenei called on the youth to “follow the bright path of the revolution, Islam, the country and the system with seriousness”.
“The country needs you. You need idealism, hope and rationality. Idealism means the distant horizons that we need to reach. Idealism is the engine of movement. Hope is the fuel of this engine; if there is no hope, this engine will not

move… Rationality is also the driving wheel of this engine.”

Elsewhere in his remarks, Ayatollah Khamenei touched on calls from certain quarters for a referendum in the country, saying putting daily affairs of the country to a popular vote is the most unheard of in the world.

“Where in the world do they do this? Are the various issues of the country amenable to a referendum, are all the people who should and are participating in the referendum have the possibility to analyze a certain issue?” the Leader said.

“How is possible to do referendum on issues about which all sides can talk, engaging a country in debates, discussions and bipolarization for months in order to put a single issue to a referendum? Should we hold a referendum on all issues?

“It is not possible to treat issues so lightly. One of the plagues is haste which should be avoided,” Ayatollah Khamenei added.