IRGC Marks Aban 13th:

Nation’s Resistance Led to US Power Downturn

Rasa - The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) rolled out a statement to mark the anniversary of the US embassy takeover on 13th of Aban (Nov. 4), saying the Iranian nation’s resistance has led to the decline of US power.

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Date: 05 November 2018 - 09:57

RNA - “The 13th of Aban in the culture and history of the Islamic Revolution, and the continuous and relentless struggle of the Iranian nation against the United States, contains meaningful and inspirational messages,” reads the IRGC statement issued late on Saturday.

The 13th day of the Iranian month of Aban (November 4) which marks the anniversary of the US embassy takeover in Tehran in 1979 (an event dubbed as ‘the National Day of Fighting Arrogance’) is commemorated every year with massive rallies across Iran with participation of people from all walks of life.

The statement describes 13th of Aban as “the symbol of the Iranian nation’s struggle against America and the Arrogant powers in the modern time".

The IRGC also called the US embassy takeover as a necessary action containing a humiliating message for the White House, adding that it showed the authority of the Islamic Republic versus the gradual decline of the United States' power.

The statement also calls for observing the recommendations of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution in order to neutralize the enemies’ plots, especially in the face of the economic war against the country, calling on people from all walks of life to join the 13th of Aban rallies as a sign of might and unity against the American regime.

On Friday, Chairman of the Iranian Parliament's Economy Commission Mohammad Reza Pourebrahimi made the assertion saying that the 13th of Aban would turn into a scandal for the United States.

He made remarks while the new round of the US sanctions which target Iran’s oil exports and its access to the US dollars were due to take effect on November 4.

“These threats are not new to the Iranian nation, and we predict that nothing will happen to the Iranian economy as a result of the US sanctions, which is because the US is gradually falling into isolation,” Pourebrahimi underlined.

Last Sunday, Iran's new Economy Minister Farhad Dejpasand downplayed the US November-4 sanctions against Tehran, stressing that his country has planned proper and effective measures to confront them.

In a related front on the same day, Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri assured the nation that the US November-4 sanctions would not leave any tangible impacts on the country, playing down Washington's attempts to stop Iran's oil exports.

"The government declares honorably that the US will not be able to stop Iran's oil sale," Jahangiri said, addressing a forum in Tehran on Sunday.

"The Iranian nation should know that nothing will happen with the second stage of the (US) sanctions; they (the Americans) did whatever they could in the past few months and we have adopted the necessary measures (to confront them)," he added.

According to Fars News Agency, Jahangiri addressed the US officials, saying that the only way before them is interaction and talks without any bullying.

Also, last Tuesday, Iran's Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh had played down US President Donald Trump's attempts to zero down Iran's crude exports, warning that his threats would only inflame the market.

"Sustainable and stable supply of the crude needed by customers is a feature of Iran and no country has the capacity to replace Iran's crude in the high-demanding global oil market," Zanganeh said.

He stressed that Iran's crude exports may not be stopped, adding, "Inflammation of the global oil market will continue until oil sanctions against Iran will be removed."

On Monday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif touched upon the issue before participating in a trilateral meeting with his Turkish and Azeri counterparts in Istanbul.

He downplayed the impacts of the US November-4 sanctions against his country, stressing that Washington's economic and political agenda against Tehran is doomed to failure.

"Nothing new is likely to happen on November 4 when the second phase of the (US) sanctions comes into effect," Zarif told reporters.

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