“The strongest and last blows the Iranian nation dealt on the enemy were on December 30 and February 11 respectively; it was a big job on February 11 as the nation’s integrity was revealed on December 30,” said the Paramount Leader in an address to large groups of people in the holy Shrine of Hazrat Imam Raza (AS), the eighth Imam of Shiites, in Mashad in northeastern Razavi Khorassan Province.

World Shia Leader said all those voting to a special candidate, revised their attitude towards their favorite candidate when realized enemy presence on the scene and its dirty goals.

The Ayatollah Khamenei said that Iranian nation followed a similar motto on February 11.

“They (enemies) tried much to divide the nation but to no avail, facing public resistance. That’s a big victory for the nation. The June 12-February 11 interval should be taken as chapter of honor and full of lessons for the Iranian nation, which resulted in a new form of wisdom and opened a new chapter in Iranian nation’s insight,” said the Supreme Leader.

Ayatollah Khamenei said that enemies will not be able to harm the Islamic establishment of Iran thanks to Iranian nation’s vigilance, unity and perseverance.

More in his address to large groups of the locals on the first day of spring and New Year, Ayatollah Khamenei said under God’s grace and thanks to vigilance, courage, wisdom, unity and perseverance of the Great Iranian nation, enemies will not be able to harm the Islamic establishment and separate the public from the system. “Victory and progress will make future of the country and the nation more brilliant,” added the Ayatollah.

The Paramount Leader lauded the Iranian nation for firmly and unanimously confronting enemies after the 10th Presidential Election, held on June 12, 2009. “Under God’s grace, the nation and the country will continue to follow the path to victory and progress and enemies will be doomed to failure and backwardness.”

As for his designation of the current Iranian year as the year of “Double Endeavor, Double Work,” Ayatollah Khamenei hoped that the Iranian nation and officials will add to their works and endeavors to meet their great expectations and lofty ideals.

Commenting on national achievements in the last Iranian year of 1388 (March 21, 2009-March 20, 2010), Ayatollah Khamenei said 40 million or more than 80 percent strong and historical presence of the public in the polls on June 12, 2009, marked a very important event, being outstanding proof of legitimacy of Iranian system.

Though denying such a vivid fact apparently, the world analysts and policy makers do understand that Iranian nation is firm on its stances and is still committed to fundamentals of the system despite lapse of 30 years from triumph of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, said the Supreme Leader.

Noting that the Islamic and republican features of the Iranian establishment are not separable from each other, Ayatollah Khamenei said, “I do not wish to accuse anybody but do know well and identify overall structure of the enemy’s work as the public opinion and independent, sincere and sharp-sighted analysts, pondering on the form and nature of the (post-vote) events, linked them (the events) to foreign agents.”

Referring to similar plots hatched by foreigners in certain countries oversease, Ayatollah Khamenei said, “The realities show that when arrogant powers get unhappy with a country wait until elections there so that in case of failure of their favorite candidate, bring a number of individuals to streets to stir order and stage riots and uproar if necessary on the hope to change legal poll results through violence.”

Efforts to change result of the June 12 elections in Iran through violence and riots were against the law and Sharia (Islamic cannon law), said the Supreme Leader, adding that vigilant victory of the nation in the post-vote events served as an eye-opener and was full of lessons.

The Ayatollah said division of the nation into the majority and minority groups and the loser and the winner and pitting them against each other are all obvious plots of enemies to divide them. “In the meantime, a number of rioters stepped into the scene in line with enemy wishes to fan civil war in Iran but the nation was vigilant and turned them hopeless.”

“On the day of elections, people were divided into groups of 14 million and 24 million and each voted to their favorite candidate but having realized foreigners’ plot, both the groups after a short while got united and alertly and unanimously confronted enemies and rioters.”

Noting support of enemies of Islam and Iran for the rioters, the Supreme Leader said, “Americans, Britons and Zionists would have certainly brought forces into streets of Tehran if they could to meet their dirty plans but they did know that it would be against their interests. So, they started political and publicity works in favor of the rioters so as to divert public opinion inside and outside the country but to no avail.”

Recalling his speech on the first day of last year about the US President Barack Obama, Ayatollah Khamenei said, “As said, officials of the system prudently monitored the apparently stretched hand of the new US president to make sure no “cast-iron clutch” is hidden inside the “velvet glove” and unfortunately the prediction came to be right.”

Also referring to the US President’s covert and overt claims, letters and messages that expressed his willingness to establish fair relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Khamenei said all the claims proved to be false.

The US President took the worst stances after the 10th presidential elections, describing those attacking the public and the rioters as members of a civil movement, thus unwillingly revealing nature of his objectives, declared the Paramount Leader.

Sharply criticizing the US government’s “false” claims of supporting civil rights and democracy, the Supreme Leader said the US government turns a blind eye to Iranian nation’s massive turnout in the elections and its united stances on different issues, continuing massacre of Afghans and Iraqis and supporting killers of Palestinian children in Gaza despite its human rights slogans. “Realities show that the (US) government is not principally in the position to support democracy and human rights.”

“Once again I announce to all governments, dealing with Iranian nation and the Islamic Republic with arrogant attitude, that Iranian nation and officials reject and condemn them, while identifying their nature in whatever guise.
The nation never intends to compromise its interests and progress,” concluded the Supreme Leader.

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: The Universal Chehlum of Shuhada of Ashoora, Arbaeen, and Milad-un-Nabi incidents was observed throughout the country on Friday without any discrimination of any sects or a country on the call of Quaid-i-Millat Jafariya Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah.

The day began with reading of Quran at mosques in all small and big cities and towns including the Federal Capital Islamabad, Azad Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan. Reading Quran and Fateha for all martyrs was performed without any discrimination in main Juma congregations and Majalis-e-Tarheem.

The Aaimma Masajid, Khutaba, Ulema and Waizeen highlighted the philosophy of death and life in their address. A peaceful rally was organized by District Chehlum Committee of the TNFJ Islamabad in front of National Press Club Islamabad against the continued incidents of terrorism. Ulema, local office-bearers of the TNFJ, M.O., MFP, MSO, and religious elite were leading the rally.

The Central Spokesman of the TNFJ addressing the demonstrators said that motherland Pakistan is the fruit of joint struggle of all Sunni-Shia schools of thought and is the target of terrorism for quite long rather is surrounded by such elements from all around.

He Strongly condemning all incidents of terrorism, he demanded from the government to give exemplary punishment to the culprits of all these incidents. He made it clear that such incidents are a conspiracy against the motherland and to thwart this conspiracy it is obligatory for the government and the opposition to express practical hatred against those banned groups that had been declared terrorists and avoid presenting them as champions of peace on the media.

Hazara Democratic Party staged a rally in Quetta against unremitting target killings of Hazara Shia Muslim tribe members in the provincial capital of Balochistan. Six members of Hazara tribe have been martyred in three different incidents of target killings in Quetta in just four days.

The rally was led by secretary-general HDP Abdul Khaliq Hazara was taken out from the party secretariat on Alamdar Road which marched to Meezan Chowk where the participants staged a sit-in. Carrying placards and chanting slogans against the provincial administration for its failure to ensure security to Hazara Shia community members the protestors demanded immediate arrest of the target killers.

Speaking on the occasion, Abdul Khaliq Hazara, criticized the provincial government for its failure to maintain law and order in the city. He said six members of Hazara community have been killed in just four days in three different incidents of target killings which shows the inefficiency of the government and its poor performance.

He also criticized the political parties of the province for their criminal silence over the target killings of Hazara Shia Muslim people. He urged the civil society activists to help them check the target killings of Hazara community members in Quetta.

Iraqi electoral commission on Sunday rejected the wholesale recount of the ballots cast in the recent general election amid calls for the measure by the Iraqi president and prime minister.

“We have provided all political entities with CDs with the results of counting at the political centers, after thorough checks on our part,” the head of Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission Faraj al-Haidari was quoted as saying by AFP.

“If they have doubts and think that there are errors, they can ask us to hold recounts at particular centers, but not across all of Iraq,” he added.

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and President Jalal al-Talabani have urged a manual recount of the vote, with the premier saying the measure would “protect political stability … and prevent a return to violence.”

Election tally, obtained by counting 92 percent of the ballots from the March 7 elections, on Saturday turned unexpectedly in favor of Maliki’s rival camp, the al-Iraqiya Alliance. The updated results gave, al-Iraqiya, which is headed by former premier Iyad Allawi, a slim lead of 8,000 votes.

Al-Iraqiya lawmaker Intisar Allawi, meanwhile, called Maliki’s call for a recount a “clear threat against the commission.”

Saudi Arabia and United States spend billions of dollars for the triumph of Saddam loyalists Al-Iraqiya in the general elections of Iraq but despite the efforts of Saudi and American Government the Al-Iraqiya has not yet obtain the major lead against their Shia rival alliance of Nouri al-Maliki and Iraqi National Alliance.

With the 325 parliamentary seats being allotted by province, the turn of events, however, has not disheartened Maliki’s supporters as his Rule of Law party retains its lead in seven of Iraq’s 18 provinces — two more than the ones conquered by al-Iraqiya.