Leader of Islamic Ummah and Oppressed People hails US embassy takeover

Leader of Islamic Ummah and Oppressed People Imam Seyyed Ali Khamenei has praised the takeover of the US Embassy in Tehran by Iranian students in 1979.

Addressing students in the capital city of Tehran on Wednesday, Imam Khamenei said the embassy takeover indicated the bravery of Iran’s revolutionary youth.

“This event symbolizes the bravery and courage of the young revolutionary generation against the authority of America because taking over the den of espionage destabilized US power… and brought America to its knees,” the Leader said.

“This fact should always remain in the historical memory of the Iranian nation, and especially the youth, that America never seeks ordinary relations with [other] countries… it seeks a master-servant relationship and the looting of the resources of [other] nations,” Imam Khamenei said.

Elsewhere in his remarks, the Leader pointed to the sedition following the 2009 presidential election in Iran and said the plot was thwarted thanks to the effective presence of Iranian youth.

Leader of Islamic Ummah and Oppressed People also spoke of US talks of wanting relations with Iran and said, “Such talks are soft on the surface but in fact they are a cast-iron fist inside a velvet glove.”