Ayatollah Khamenei: US's Objectives in Region Differ 180 Degrees

“The main cause of these insecurities lies in the US support for the Zionist regime and terrorist groups" - Ayatollah Khamenei

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(SALEM, Ore.) - Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, attended a meeting Sunday with Iran's Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, as well as the ambassadors and chargés d’affaires representing the Islamic Republic overseas.

“Like all countries in the world, the country (Iran)’s foreign policy is based on long-term interests and principles and values and does not change with the taking office of administrations with different political attitudes. The administrations are influential on and involved in tactics and executive initiatives of foreign policy strategies,” Ayatollah Khamenei added.

The Leader of the Islamic Revolution referred to the Americans’ policies in the highly sensitive West Asia region as the main reason behind the unstable situation in the region, saying: “Despite certain views, the US constitutes the main part of the problems in the region, not part of a solution to the problems.”

Ayatollah Khamenei touched on other principles of foreign policy stipulated in the Constitution, including:

• brotherly commitments to all Muslims in the world
• wholehearted support for the oppressed in the world
• full negation of colonialism and preventing the infiltration of foreigners in all sectors
• safeguarding all-out independence
• defending the rights of all Muslims
• non-commitment to hegemonic powers
• mutually peaceful relations with non-belligerent governments
• non-interference in the internal affairs of nations, and
• supporting righteous combats of the oppressed against the oppressors in every spot in the world.

The Leader of the Islamic Revolution added: “These appealing, novel and lofty principles have attracted the minds of nations, particularly the elite.”

Ayatollah Khamenei described the Islamic Republic’s logic on regional issues as globally popular and strong.

Detailing Iran’s solutions to these issues, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution said: “On the issue of Palestine, while refusing to recognize the usurping and fake [Israeli] regime and strongly condemning the daily atrocities and crimes of this regime, we have suggested elections be held with the presence of all Palestinians, which is fully compliant with the current criteria in the world.”

“Any government that would be born out of the votes of the Palestinian nation will decide the future of Zionists and the residents of occupied territories. Of course, in opposition to our logical proposal, we have been told that it means the collapse of the usurping regime, and it is natural that this fake regime must collapse,” said Ayatollah Khamenei.

Regarding Syria, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution said: “Our words in this domain are the strongest. In our view, there is no point in other countries sitting together and deciding about a governing system and the head of that government. That is a dangerous precedent which no government in the world would want to be subjected to.”

“The solution to the Syria issue is elections and to that effect, war and unrest should first end with a halt to military and financial aid to the dissidents, so that the Syrian people would elect anyone they want in a safe and calm atmosphere,” Ayatollah Khamenei said.

In this regard, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution rejected the idea of the disintegration of countries and their transformation into small-sized ethnic units, saying: “Recognizing one of armed groups as reference for decision-making and the formation of a government is neither logical nor acceptable and such formulas will actually make the war drag on.”

On Iraq, Ayatollah Khamenei said: “Dividing this country into Shia Arab, Sunni Arab and Kurd regions fully disserves people’s interests and is impractical, meaningless and unacceptable.”

“Iraq’s territorial unity, territorial integrity and regarding people’s vote as reference[for decision-making] define the principles of Iran’s solution for Iraq,” said the Leader of the Islamic Revolution.

Referring to Yemen, Ayatollah Khamenei said: “An immediate end to the Saudi crimes and the start of a Yemeni-Yemeni dialog could bring an end to conflicts in this country.”

Ayatollah Khamenei also said of the Bahrain issue: “The people of Bahrain want nothing but the right to vote and the right to elect, and we consider this request of theirs as logical.”

After expressing the Islamic Republic’s solutions for resolving the region’s problems, Ayatollah Khamenei said: “The main cause of these insecurities lies in the US support for the Zionist regime and terrorist groups, and these policies differ 180 degrees with the policies of the Islamic Republic."