Ayatollah Khamenei the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution met with a group of outstanding youth. At the meeting, His Eminence said that the Iranian nation will achieve the peak of prosperity and happiness by relying on its wealth of talented youth.
The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution warned against losing motivation and stated that Iran's scientific movement is at its early stages and that it is necessary to make up for the backwardness that was imposed on Iran before the Islamic Revolution.
Ayatollah Khamenei said that in order to continue the scientific movement, it is necessary for Iranian youth to remain determined and confident in the face of scientific advances by the west. He stressed that on the path to scientific progress, it is necessary to rely on domestic production of knowledge.
Ayatollah Khamenei said that it is necessary to direct scientific activities towards domestic needs, further adding: "Certain reports suggest that a large portion of the scholarly articles that are produced in the country do not address the country's needs, and this is harmful to the country. It is necessary to make plans in order to direct all of the scholarly articles that are produced in the country towards addressing our domestic needs."
Ayatollah Khamenei said that it is necessary to have an appropriate analysis of the conditions of the country and added: "Over the past 33 years, the Islamic Republic has been faced with different kinds of pressures, including political, security, military and economic pressures as well as sanctions. But through resistance, not only has the Iranian nation managed to effectively counter these pressures, but it has also become stronger."
His Eminence said that reaching an appropriate analysis of the position and conditions of the country depends on appropriate evaluation of the capabilities and strengths of the Islamic Republic and the pressures by the enemies as well as their failures. He stressed: "It is wrong to assume that the camp of the arrogant powers are angry with the Iranian nation because of certain positions and decisions that have been adopted by Iran. The main reason behind all these pressures is independence of the Iranian nation and its resistance against hegemony."
The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution said that the main goal of increasing pressures on the Iranian nation is to convince the people of Iran to surrender, further adding: "The Iranian nation has never surrendered to pressures and it will never do so. And this is the main reason why the enemy is angry."