Iran forced enemies back in military, political, security warfare: Leader

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran has successfully pushed back its enemies in the military, political, and security warfare being waged against the nation.

According to Press TV, he made the remarks in Tehran on Tuesday, meeting with a gathering comprising people active in the areas of production and economy as well as some entrepreneurs.

 “Both [our] friends and [our] enemies should know that we pushed the enemy back in the arenas of military, political, and security warfare,” Ayatollah Khamenei said.

The Leader hailed Iran’s effective confrontation with enemy plots aimed at sowing unrest across the country under the guise of protest against fuel price hikes.

“The very actions taken over the several [recent] days had a security nature, they were not popular [in nature],” Ayatollah Khamenei stated.

“We have forced the enemy back in various fields, and, by God’s grace, we will decisively force it back on the arena of economic warfare too,” the Leader noted.

Elsewhere in his remarks on Tuesday, Ayatollah Khamenei said Iran needs to grow immune to the impact of sanctions by developing an economy dependent on domestic production.

Ayatollah Khamenei underlined that the US economic war against the Islamic Republic is not confined to its current president, saying it would be a mistake to think that sanctions would end when Donald Trump leaves office.

“By the grace of God, we will turn all sanctions into opportunities through the utilization of all unique capacities, only a portion of which have so far been put to use, and also through ventures by economic activists,” the Leader added.

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