Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks during a Wednesday meeting with people from the north-central Iranian city of Qom on the occasion of the anniversary of a January 9, 1978 uprising in support of the late founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Rouhollah Khomeini that preceded the 1979 victory of the country’s Islamic Revolution.
“Under the [regime of Iran’s former] Pahlavi [monarchy], the country used to serve as a formidable fortress for American interests,” the Leader noted.
“It was from the heart of this fortress that the Revolution was born and bubbled up. The Americans did not realize [this], were duped, lagged behind, and became oblivious,” Ayatollah Khamenei remarked.
The Leader described the development as “the Americans’ miscalculation” vis-à-vis Iran.
“After the Revolution, the Americans perpetrated mistakes concerning Iran throughout these several decades on most occasions,” Ayatollah Khamenei observed.
The Leader said his remarks were mostly addressed towards those “who are intimidated by the US’s policies.”
Observers describe the Islamic Revolution as a force that took the global anti-colonial movement to the next level, calling it a symbol of the fight for a just and multipolar world order.
Press TV