Qom Friday Prayer Leader:‎

US sanctions against Iran have failed

Ayatollah Sa’idi said the United States’ sanctions against Iran have been defeated and added, ‎‎“Iran's deterrent power has disrupted the enemies’ calculations and the will of Iran has been ‎put into practice with power.”‎

News ID: 445688

Date: 28 June 2019 - 23:26

RNA – In his Friday prayer sermon delivered to a large and fervent crowd of believers at ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎Qom’s Qods Prayer Hall, Ayatollah Sayyed Mohammad Sa’idi offered his condolences on the ‎martyrdom anniversary of Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq and stressed upon the necessity of ‎commemorating the martyrdom anniversary ‎of the chief of Shi’ah Islam in the Islamic ‎homeland and added, “This day is also the anniversary of the attack by the forces of the ‎Pahlavi regime on the mourning assemblies of the clerics at Feyziyeh Seminary. Through ‎such action, the Shah’s forces proved that they’re on the same line as the Umayyads and the ‎Abbasids and God Almighty indicated the destiny of the Umayyads and Abbasids ‎for the ‎traitorous Pahlavi regime.”‎
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Referring to the anniversary of the failed assassination attempt on the Supreme Leader of ‎the Islamic Revolution [Ayatollah Khamenei] in June 27, 1981, the custodian of the Holy ‎Shrine of Lady Fatimah al-Ma’sumah ‎continued, “God Almighty protected the Supreme ‎Leader ‎in promoting Islam and protecting the Islamic Revolution and the supplications of the ‎people and the Leader of the Ummah from this dangerous incident. According to the ‎interpretation of Imam Khomeyni, this was a foolish and blind-hearted attempt to murder ‎those whose invitation to righteousness and sincerity resonates in the ears of the people of ‎the Islamic world.”‎

He referred to the recent rants and calls for war against Iran by American officials and said, ‎‎“The recent drivel by the terrorist and foolish president of the United States [Donald Trump] ‎and the imposition of sanctions on the Supreme Leader is an example of the foolishness and ‎evilness of the American government.” ‎

Ayatollah Sa’idi addressed the president of the terrorist regime of the United States, saying, ‎‎“Mr. Trump, despite of the fact that the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Imam ‎Khamenei, is the spiritual leader of millions of people around the world, through your foolish ‎and stupid action, you have proved that you are the reason for the chants of ‘Death to ‎America’ and ‘Down with Trump.’”‎

Referring to the day of the massacre of 290 Iranian civilians on Iran Air Flight 655 by the ‎criminal ‎
American Navy on July 3, 1988, the representative of the Supreme Leader in ‎Qom stated, ‎‎“This day has been called ‘Exposure of American Human Rights Day,’ but today the Islamic ‎Republic of Iran has gained so much power that it has shot down a $220 million drone with ‎the Khordad-3 missile system and at the same time could have destroyed the P-8 spy plane ‎along with its occupants but didn’t. With this action, Islamic Iran demonstrated itself as a ‎manifestation of Islamic human rights near the anniversary of this dark crime by the United ‎States in such a manner that even Trump was humiliated.”‎

He noted the implications of the downing of the American spy drone and said, “This ‎defensive measure is a demonstration of the determination, will, courage and the will of the ‎Islamic Republic and demonstrates the victory of the Supreme Leader’s will over satanic evil ‎will of the criminal United States.”‎

Ayatollah Sa’idi ‎said, “The downing of this drone signifies the authority of the armed forces ‎and the preparedness of the Aerospace Force of the IRGC to protect the safety of the sky ‎of Islamic Iran. We, the attendees of the Friday prayers, thank ‎the commanders of the ‎IRGC, the commanders of the Aerospace Force and the commanders of the ‎Khordad-3 ‎missile system ‎ that carried out this great action.” ‎

His Eminence added, “Today, the deterrent power of the Islamic Republic has disrupted the ‎equations and calculations of the enemies. Today, the equation is neither negotiation nor war ‎with practical and operational authority. The downing of this drone by Iran demonstrated ‎that the pressures, threats and sanctions imposed by the United States against the Islamic ‎Republic of Iran have failed and the result has been reversed.”‎

Ayatollah Sa’idi ‎added, “The nation of Iran will continue on its dignified path based on the ‎logic of the resistance of the guiding principles of the dear revolutionary leader. Due to divine ‎grace, we will overcome the American sanctions with dignity and authority and ‘America ‎cannot do a damned thing.’”‎

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