Rasa – The member of the faculty at Imam Khomeyni Specialized University explained that the decline of the United States refers to the decline of the soft power of the United States and said, “If soft power is weakened, hard power won’t be able to function properly.” RNA – Speaking at the first part in a series of conferences entitled “The Decline of the United States of America” which was held at Hazrat Zaynab Mosque in Pardisan, Qom, Hujjat al-Islam Ahmad Moradkhani referred to the divine traditions and the decline of American power and said, “I call divine traditions ‘the behaviour analysis of God’ – that is, how does God deal with human societies? Behaviours that are performed in a continuous manner are referred to as tradition.”
The member of the faculty at Imam Khomeyni Specialized University said, “The traditions that are discussed in the context of the decline of the United States are referred to as ‘graduality’ and isn’t specific to the Americans but rather any group of people who choose such a path, the same results will be achieved and God will do such a thing.”
He stated that we have to study the history of the people of the past and said, “We must study the history of the people of the past and take lessons from them so that we don’t suffer the same problems that they suffered from and there are many verses in this regard as well.”
Hujjat al-Islam Moradkhani said, “All human beings, even the disbelievers, are protected by God, and their life is in the hands of God. Therefore, God says ‘if I send down a punishment, no one can prevent it.’ God has sent the Prophet Muhammad and proof but the disbelievers deny it. Therefore, He will punish them.”
His Eminence said, “This subject manner mentioned isn’t specific to the United States, Saudi Arabia and Israel. The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution [Ayatollah Khamenei], who is educated in the verses of the Holy Quran and in the science of hadith, says they will Decline.”
He stressed, “The evidence of the decline in the United States is abundant. According to statistics, the United States has been in decline since 2017 and the Supreme Leader said, ‘When I speak of the decline of the soft power of the United States, which is the same as that which is witnessed today, I mean that if the soft power is destroyed, hard power won’t be able to function properly. In the case of the Soviet Union, the destruction of soft power was followed by the destruction of hard power.”
Hujjat al-Islam Moradkhani said the United States has allocated the largest part of its budget to military affairs and said, “Some say the United States has declined in several areas. First of all, an individual like Donald Trump became the president of the United States. Besides this, economic problems, budget deficits, social problems, military spending, poverty, increased theft and the weakening of liberal ideals are all considered as the signs of the decline of the soft power of the United States.”
He continued, “Some people like the West, and it’s no different in Iran or in another country. Therefore, we must know if such thoughts exist, the statements that have been expressed in regard to the United States being in decline are being implemented in Iran. The Holy Quran says ‘you will achieve power if you promote the truth’ but the implementation of treaties like the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development are in opposition to this.”
Hujjat al-Islam Moradkhani said, “Some influential managers who are trying to play the people’s minds question economic security, saying that many problems are not due to mismanagement but are as intended to be and they are eagerly waiting to implement the 2030 Agenda, while the implementation of the 2030 Agenda means the decline of the Islamic system. Our country needs managers and authorities who accept Islam.”
It is worth mentioning that the series of conferences on the decline of the United States has been organized by Rasa News Agency and is founded on three axes – economic decline, military decline and political decline, which have been neglected by the public.
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