The Leader of Islamic Ummah and Oppressed People Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei: NAM Summit was a “humiliating defeat” for the enemies

The Leader of Islamic Ummah and Oppressed People Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei says Tehran’s hosting of the 16th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit was a “humiliating defeat” for the enemies of the country.

“With their stupidity, the enemies of the Iranian nation turned this summit into a diplomatic war against the Islamic Republic of Iran, which resulted in humiliating defeat for them,” The Leader of Islamic Ummah and Oppressed People Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei said in an address to the members of the Assembly of Experts on Thursday.

The Supreme Leader added that the “successful” hosting of the NAM Summit in Tehran is an example of the favorable intellectual system which Iran has offered to the world.

The Leader of Islamic Ummah and Oppressed People Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei said the world’s political conditions, the time and venue of the summit, and the stupidity of the ill-wishers of the Iranian nation turned the gathering into both an “impressive phenomenon” which drew the attention of the world, and a diplomatic war against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

“Efforts were made to create an atmosphere in which the Islamic Republic of Iran would resort to self-censorship and avoid giving voice to its positions against the Zionist regime [of Israel], but the meeting was held in such a glorious manner that all those efforts were foiled,” the Supreme Leader added.

The Leader of Islamic Ummah and Oppressed People Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei said some of the summit’s other positive points included the convention of nearly two-thirds of the world countries and the platform that it provided for the expression of views which are not voiced in other international meetings.

“The views that were expressed by some heads of state and delegations present in the Tehran Summit, especially criticism of the United Nations and the Security Council structures as well as the international dictatorship ruling the world, lacked precedence in similar international meetings.”

The Leader of Islamic Ummah and Oppressed People Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei stated that the Tehran Summit also helped neutralize the propaganda over the US-led illegal sanctions on Iran, as the NAM leaders witnessed firsthand the ordinary flow of life in the Iranian capital and other cities, and negotiated with Iranian officials on the sidelines of the summit about conclusion of various contracts.

“The success, grandeur and glory of the Tehran summit were such that the opposition of the Islamic establishment and their media were put to shame and forced to admit the realities.”

Elsewhere, The Leader of Islamic Ummah and Oppressed People Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei also spoke of the situation in Iran, saying that on the whole, the country is making “favorable progress.”