“Iran Today 100 Times Stronger than 30 Years Ago Despite Sanctions” says Leader of Islamic Ummah and Oppressed People Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei

The Leader of the Islamic Ummah and Oppressed People Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei said the Islamic Republic was today 100 times stronger than 30 years ago despite sanctions imposed by Western countries since 1979.

“Westerners are making much hype about sanctions against Iran but they don’t understand that they have vaccinated the Iranian people themselves by imposing sanctions over the past 30 years,” Imam Khamenei said, quoted by state television.

Iran “has resisted all sanctions and is now 100 times stronger than 30 years ago,” he said in a speech to a women’s international conference on “Islamic awakening” in Tehran.

The United States and European Union have implemented an oil embargo against Iran, which since 2010 has been subject to severe international economic sanctions.