{"id":2679,"date":"2026-01-12T06:30:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T06:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/boraqhamim.ir\/en\/?p=2679"},"modified":"2026-01-12T07:22:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T07:22:44","slug":"today-like-the-past-the-us-is-wrong-in-its-calculations-about-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/boraqhamim.ir\/en\/today-like-the-past-the-us-is-wrong-in-its-calculations-about-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Today like the past, the US is wrong in its calculations about Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following is the full text of the speech delivered by Imam Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, in a meeting with thousands of people from Qom Province. The meeting took place in the Imam Khomeini (ra) Hussainiyah on January 9, 2026, on the anniversary of the 1978 historic uprising of the people of Qom against the oppressive Pahlavi regime.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful<\/p>\n

All praise is due to God, Lord of the Worlds; and may peace and greetings be upon our Master and our Prophet, Abul-Qasim al-Mustafa, Muhammad; and upon his pure, untainted, chosen Progeny; particularly the Remnant of God on earth.<\/p>\n

You are very welcome here my dear brothers and sisters, and also you, the honorable, faithful, revolutionary people of Qom. There\u2019s no doubt that the 19th of Dey [9th of January] is a page that cannot be removed from the voluminous book of honors of Iran\u2019s history. It\u2019s a glorious day in all of history. It\u2019s true that the movement didn\u2019t start from the 19th of Dey. The Islamic movement started 15 years before the 19th of Dey under the leadership of our dear Imam [Khomeini]. During these 15 years, the Imam\u2019s statements, his wisdom, and his speeches \u2013 which were continuously being conveyed to our society over the years \u2013 along with the ideas of our Islamic intellectuals in various areas of the country that were communicated by our youth in the mosques and various centers all gave strength to Islamic understanding in the movement. This is true. That is, the theoretical discussions of the Islamic movement found more strength in the minds of the people day by day during those 15 years, but for this treasure and store of thoughts and theory to be able to become a movement in society, an important, significant event was needed. The ideas were in people\u2019s minds. The thoughts and understanding of the movement and the foundation of the movement were in the hearts of a large number of the people. I don\u2019t say all the people, but these had found their way into the hearts of a large number of the people. And the people were familiar with the foundation of the movement. But the movement needed to come to realization. It needed to take action. And that mental concept needed to be transformed into a manifested reality and a movement.<\/p>\n

A spark was needed for this to happen. It was as if a massive amount of gunpowder existed throughout the country that needed to be set on fire. The event in Qom did this. The event on the 19th of Dey did this. It changed that mindset into a movement. Of course, the event in Qom wasn\u2019t a spark. It was a lightning bolt that came from the sky due to God\u2019s will. The event in Qom was an event that appeared to last for just a day, two days, or three days and finish. But that wasn\u2019t the inner reality of the matter. The event that took place in Qom started this movement. Then it came to Tabriz, and then to other cities. It spread throughout the country and suddenly the entire country was in flames. This is what the event in Qom did.<\/p>\n

When I say it was a lightning bolt, the reason is that in a time of less than about a year after the 19th of Dey, in the month of Dey the next year, the monarchy in Iran was entirely removed. So the Pahlavi monarchy was removed. It was a monarchy that was dependent, corrupt, weak, brutal, and was one of the worst governments. Perhaps we know of no other government worse than the Pahlavi government in the world at that time. When this happened [in Qom], the groundwork was prepared for a people\u2019s government and an Islamic government to be established. That was exactly what the magnanimous Imam [Khomeini] had promised us. In the Imam\u2019s words, there were references to this that in place of a corrupt government, a people\u2019s government would be established. In place of a dictator, the people would govern. Instead of being dependent on the US, the Zionists, and all the thugs and ruffians in the political world, an independent, honorable government would rule. It [the event in Qom] prepared the groundwork for this.<\/p>\n

The momentous event in Qom was actually caused by the misguided diplomacy of the Pahlavi regime itself. They themselves prepared the groundwork for their collapse themselves. They themselves ruined themselves. How?<\/p>\n

With their mistaken assessments and wrong calculations. This is a big danger for any government. Today too, the US is mistaken in its calculations. Today, the US doesn’t understand matters correctly. Its assessments are mistaken and wrong. At that time too, both the US, which was backing the Pahlavi regime, and the Pahlavi regime were wrong in their assessments and mistaken in their understanding.<\/p>\n

Almost 10 days before the event that took place on the 19th of Dey [9th of January], 10 days – just 10 days \u2013 before that event, the US President was in Tehran and had a speech in a New Year party in the Pahlavi palace. He was busy there with all kinds of intoxicating drinks and other such things. In that speech he said that Iran is the Island of Stability. Ten days later that event took place in Qom. This shows that they didn\u2019t know Iran. He said that Iran was the Island of Stability. He praised and applauded the Shah and described Iran like that.<\/p>\n

Ten days later, the event in Qom took place. They didn\u2019t know Iran, and they still don\u2019t know it. They didn\u2019t know Iran, and their planning was flawed. Today too, they don\u2019t know Iran and our enemies\u2019 plans are flawed. They failed that day due to their flawed planning. Today too, the US\u2019s flawed scheming will cause them to fail.<\/p>\n

Well, these are true events in history. What I have described isn\u2019t an interpretation. These are realities. If anyone studies the events taking place in the country at that time, which most of you young people didn\u2019t see, this will become clear for them. These are true events in history. Well, we must learn from these historical events. Historical events aren\u2019t stories, although we should learn from stories too. We must learn from these. I will discuss what we can learn from these in a few sentences.<\/p>\n

At that time, the Iranian nation didn\u2019t have cannons or tanks. They didn\u2019t have missiles. They didn\u2019t have military weapons or other facilities, but they were victorious. Why? On the other hand, the other side had cannons and tanks. They brought their tanks into the streets and fired them, but they were defeated. The Iranian nation was victorious. The people didn\u2019t have military weapons, but the other side was defeated even though they had weapons. Why?<\/p>\n

The reason was that even though the Iranian nation didn\u2019t have military weapons, they had soft weapons. Soft weapons are a stronger determining factor in every field. What was the Iranian nations soft weapon? The Iranian nation\u2019s soft weaponry was their religious zeal, their fervent faith, and their feeling of duty and responsibility, which the magnanimous Imam had assigned to them and expected from them. Imam even wanted the scholars and Religious Authorities to show a sense of responsibility. He shouted, \u201cO Najaf that is quiet! O Qom that is quiet!\u201d He wanted them to sense this responsibility, and the people sensed this responsibility that was on their shoulders.<\/p>\n

The Iranian nation\u2019s soft weaponry was their love for Iran. It was their love for their country. They saw that a US agent, a US mercenary, was ruling in the country in the same way that US agents are ruling, unfortunately, in some countries nowadays and ordering, \u201cDo this. Don\u2019t do that. Put this here. Appoint this person. Remove that person.\u201d Iran was like that in those days. The people realized this and saw it. Of course, all the people weren\u2019t in the higher political groups, but they would hear what was happening and they understood. The Iranians working in Iran were actually working for the US. They were Iranians, but they were working for the US. They were Iranians, but they were working for the Zionists. The people saw the betrayal, understood what was happening, became angry, and were outraged, and this accumulated in their hearts.<\/p>\n

When the movement started, this outrage that had accumulated emerged, was manifested, and showed itself. This was a spiritual weapon, a soft weapon. The people\u2019s main spiritual weapon was their faith in Islam. They saw that the system would openly, continuously take a stance that was against Islam. They changed the calendar from its Islamic base, they changed Islamic concepts, they made the schoolbooks un-Islamic, and they encouraged ideas that were contrary to Islam. The people saw these things. Aware, alert people understood what was happening and told others. This was a spiritual weapon. This spiritual weaponry was victorious in its fight against military weapons, cannons, and tanks.<\/p>\n

Well, these are things that happened in the past. What I want to say is that today, the Iranian nation is even more equipped and armed than that day [before the Revolution]. Both our spiritual strength is stronger, more equipped, and prepared, and also our hard, conventional weapons cannot be compared to that day.<\/p>\n

When we talk about conflict and confronting the obvious enemy of the Islamic Republic, some complain, \u201cWhy are you always talking about hostilities? Why are you always saying we must confront them?\u201d They\u2019re oblivious [to what\u2019s happening] and don\u2019t pay attention. They started this conflict. The US started it. The enemy that\u2019s dependent on the US started this. Why did they start this? Why is the US so repelled and upset with Iran? Why? The reason is clear. It\u2019s because the wealth of this country and all its financial resources were in the hands of the US. Then the Islamic Republic came along and took these away from them. You can see how they\u2019ve besieged a country in Latin America and taken some actions there. They aren\u2019t even ashamed and explicitly state that this was for oil. For oil! They say they\u2019ve done this for oil!<\/p>\n

It was for oil [here too]. It was for Iran\u2019s oil, Iran\u2019s mines, Iran\u2019s farms. These vast fields in Qazvin were in the hands of the Zionists, and also the prolific fields close to Tehran. They were gradually expanding. There was an extremely vast area in Khorasan Province between the cities of Mashhad and Quchan that they were preparing to give to the Baha\u2019i, to Zionist elements, and to US elements. Their hands were open everywhere. The Islamic Republic came and cut this off. Obviously, they became our enemies. They showed their enmity from the first day, and the Islamic Republic has confronted them. And their enmity is continuing until today.<\/p>\n

With God\u2019s grace, the Islamic Republic has become more powerful day by day. They made attempts but failed in trying to remove the Islamic Republic.<\/p>\n

Praise God, the Islamic Republic today is honored, strong, powerful, and dignified in the world contrary to their wishes. This is the point. During these 40 some years, they\u2019ve done whatever they could. There wasn\u2019t any hostile act that could have been carried out against a country that they haven\u2019t done. They\u2019ve carried out military attacks, attacks on the country\u2019s safety, imposed economic sanctions, attacked our culture, and sent their mercenaries. They paid some weak-willed people here and turned them into their mercenaries here. They\u2019ve done all these things over these years, but they\u2019ve failed. They haven\u2019t gotten anywhere.<\/p>\n

Praise God, this is because Iran is an Islamic Republic. It\u2019s because an Islamic Republic is governing. If a liberal democracy was governing, if it was a Monarchy, or if it was a government dependent on this and that power, it wouldn\u2019t be like this. It\u2019s Islam, a government by the people, the Islamic system \u2013 the Islamic Republic \u2013 that\u2019s enabled Iran to make great achievements in science, in technology, in the arts and literature, in international politics, and in many other fields.<\/p>\n

Some people say \u2013 although it\u2019s mostly foreign people who start this talk and then some people inside the country, unfortunately, imitate and follow them \u2013 that Iran is secluded. Not at all! Iran, the Iranian government, and the Islamic Republic aren\u2019t secluded. Those people are fooling themselves. Iran isn\u2019t secluded. Today, Iran is known as a country that\u2019s dependent, courageous, and with a future in the world. Our youth are responsible for much of this activity.<\/p>\n

I would like to speak briefly about the youth in Iran. Of course, all the youth aren\u2019t the same. All the people aren\u2019t the same [either]. Some are better, some are higher, some are lower – more or less. There are all types among the youth, among the elderly, among the people, among the clerics, among the university students, etc. But in general when you look at the situation, the Iranian youth are one of Iran\u2019s most important assets contrary to the enemies\u2019 lies. One of our most important assets is the youth.<\/p>\n

Assets are necessary in dealing with events that arise. One of our most important assets is the youth. The enemy tries to show the Iranian youth in a bad light. They want to say that the Iranian youth have gone astray in politics and are attached to the West, they have deviated in religion and turned their backs on it, they\u2019re promiscuous and corrupt, and they\u2019re spiritually weak. This is what the enemy wants to try to say. These are the things they usually say, encourage, and bring in their analyses about Iranians, especially the youth. This portrayal is 100 percent incorrect. It isn\u2019t like that.<\/p>\n

The Iranian youth are people who are brave fighters in a war. When there\u2019s a war, they stand firmly. In the different wars \u2013 in the Imposed 8-Year War, in this last war, and in defending the shrines \u2013 how many youth who weren\u2019t sent to join the ranks would come, cry, and ask to be sent to fight. This is bravery. They\u2019re prepared. So that portrayal is 100 percent wrong.<\/p>\n

I would like to give two or three examples describing the situation of our youth. The Iranian youth are brave fighters in a war. They\u2019re perceptive in politics. They know the enemy. They know the US, although there was a day when it wasn\u2019t like this. They\u2019re committed in religion. The youth are present in Itikaf, in the rallies for the 22nd of Bahman, and in the rallies for Quds Day in the month of Ramadan when they\u2019re fasting. They\u2019re the main participants. They\u2019re the ones who make the plans. The youth are behind the celebrations in the streets for the 15th of Sha\u2019ban, for the anniversary of the birth of the Commander of the Faithful [Imam Ali (pbuh)], and for the anniversary of the birth of Imam Hussain (pbuh), which have become popular events these last few years. These belong to the youth and are things they have done. Celebrations and mourning gatherings are filled with the youth. The funeral ceremonies for the martyrs are organized by the youth. It\u2019s the youth who honor, praise, and value the martyrs. This is how our youth are.<\/p>\n

The satellites that I previously spoke about where three satellites were launched in one day was the work of the youth. The meticulous scientific research in nuclear sciences, in stem cells, in nanotechnology, in pharmaceuticals, and in other fields is the work of the youth. This is how our youth are. Our faithful youth have these characteristics whether they\u2019re in the university, in the Islamic seminaries, or in other places. It\u2019s truly like this. They\u2019re ready to make sacrifices when needed, ready to research and analyze where needed, ready to study when necessary, and ready to participate in politics when needed. This is how our youth are.<\/p>\n

Yes, some people\u2019s aim is to cause destruction. Last night in Tehran and some other cities, a bunch of people bent on destruction came and destroyed buildings that belong to their own country. For example, they destroyed a wall in such-and-such building in order to please the President of the US and make him happy.<\/p>\n

Because he\u2019s said something insane that if the Iranian government does such-and-such, I\u2019ll come [to your side] and take your side, the side of the rioters and people who are harmful for the country. They [the rioters] have put their hopes in him. If he\u2019s so capable to, he should manage his own country. There are various things going on in his own country. The blood of more than a thousand Iranians is on his hands.<\/p>\n

In the 12-Day War, more than 1,000 or our countries citizens \u2013 this is in addition to the commanders, scientists, and dignitaries \u2013 regular people were martyred. That person said that he had ordered this and that he had directed that war. So he confessed that the Iranians\u2019 blood was on his hands. Now he\u2019s saying that he\u2019s on the side of the Iranian nation! A bunch of na\u00efve, unaware, unthinking people believed and accepted what he said, and they acted the way he wanted. They set rubbish bins on fire in order to please him.<\/p>\n

Everyone should know that the Islamic Republic of Iran that was established with the sacrifice of several hundred thousand honorable people won\u2019t back down in the face of those causing destruction. It will not tolerate the hirelings of foreign powers. Whoever you are, if you are the hirelings of foreign countries and have worked for them, the nation rejects you. The Islamic system rejects you too. This was about them. That guy who sits there arrogantly, conceitedly judging about the whole world should know that usually the tyrants and arrogant rulers of the world, such as Pharaoh, Nimrod, Reza Khan [Pahlavi], Mohammad Reza [Pahlavi], and other such rulers saw their downfall when they were at the peak of their hubris. He too will fall.<\/p>\n

Dear young people, protect your religion, political thinking, presence [in the field], preparedness, and determination to help the country progress. Protect your unity; protect your solidarity. A united nation will prevail over all enemies.<\/p>\n

May God protect you and protect your preparedness. God willing, God will bring the feeling of victory to the hearts of all the Iranian people very soon.<\/p>\n

May God\u2019s greetings and mercy be upon you.<\/p>\n