RNA – In his Friday prayer sermon to a large and fervent crowd of believers at Qom’s Qods Prayer Hall, Ayatollah Alireza Arafi condemned the British government for its aggression against the Iranian supertanker it has illegally seized in Gibraltar, saying, “The British and the Americans must know that the era of being the aggressors of the region and pirates of the seas of the world, having a feudal system and engaging in thousands of acts of oppression is now over, and today the Islamic Revolution and the great nations of the world will cut off your criminal hands with the grace of God.”
The head of the Islamic Seminaries of Iran said that the Americans engaged in an act of unprecedented treachery in the history of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and said, “We have all seen that regard to recent events, the United States has seen the error of its ways. All of the consciences of the awakened people of world consider Iran and the Islamic Revolution rightful. The enemies never imagined that that today, like in the past, they can do anything they want, because today the world will resist against their oppression and they will suffer from successive defeats.”
Ayatollah Arafi added, “The Americans and the West won’t achieve anything, the Americans betrayed and increase their threats every day. On the other hand they speak of negotiations, which is a sign of ignorance and a lack of human logic. Certainly, the Islamic Resistance Front will stand against the enemies and the nonsense of the Zionist regime and some other mercenaries don’t have any value.”
The member of the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom saying that some of the mercenaries in the region also feel a sense of defeat and said, “Behind the scenes, they have issued messages wherein they state that we will resolve and settle the issues but these shameless people have created these calamities in Yemen and in Bahrain and throughout the region they have engaged in betrayal and flaming the fire and wanted to be saved. The flames of the wrath of the Islamic Ummah will envelope all of you traitors and you will be buried.”
His Eminence referred to the danger posed to the life of Shaykh Ibrahim Zakzaky, the leader of the Shi’ahs of Nigeria, who is in a Nigerian prison, said, “The Islamic Seminaries, the sources of emulation and the people of Iran are worried about Shaykh Zakzaky and the consequences of any threat to this combatant scholar are on the Nigerian army and government. We graciously advise that he’s in a difficult situation and must be released and that the diplomatic service must pursue this matter seriously.”
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