In the name of Allah

“Imagine a small child who someone wants to forcefully play with their toy or item. The child becomes upset and doesn’t give their toy away. If they truly want to assert themselves, they defend themselves or their belonging; so even a child understands that Oppression is bad. Even animals protect themselves against bullying by humans or other animals. We are not less than animals! If someone encroaches upon us, our property, or even our privacy, shouldn’t we defend ourselves? Sometimes, ‘I’ is not an individual; it can be a family or a nation. Or let’s assume ‘I’ is my true self, but ‘we’ can be a nation! Just as our body parts and belongings are God-given blessings, are the God-given resources of our nation, like oil, gas, mines, etc., not for us? Just as God Almighty has given us hands, feet, eyes, and mouth for our use, He has also provided resources for our use. Now, what if a stranger encroaches upon us, our property, our home, our health, and our lives, and wants to steal from us? Obviously! We must defend ourselves against them and protect ourselves and everything we have; even if they want to take our religion away from us (which they do), shouldn’t we protect our religion? They first ask us to put our resources at their service, and we refuse. Then they want to impose this upon us by starting a war and spilling our blood. Those who say America and its president are benevolent towards us should know that he only thinks of his own interests. Why did he become an enemy of the Islamic Republic of Iran after the Islamic Revolution? Because Mohammad Reza Shah was a supporter of America and followed its orders, giving our resources to them. Even previous kings, like the Qajar kings, ceded regions of the country to enemies. America also benefited when it reached its desired interests. It was after the Revolution that Iran became independent and said, ‘Hey, our property is ours!’ Why should other foreigners come and take our property and give nothing in return? Well, they are right; everyone has what they have for themselves, provided they don’t steal from others! Don’t think that the absence of the Islamic Republic in Iran would be happiness; some people genuinely have this perception. You might ask why, don’t they have reason? I must say that unfortunately, enemies use media and foreign networks like ‘Iran International,’ Instagram, etc., to deceive people worldwide. They portray themselves as oppressed and Iran and Muslims as oppressors. They say the Islamic Republic has enslaved you. Its economy is not suitable, and you will become poor and penniless when you grow up. So, rise up against the Islamic Republic, and so on. Some people in our own country have believed these lies and have committed indecent acts like setting public property on fire, killing people, etc. Meanwhile, America’s goal with these deceptions and lies is its material interests, such as power and wealth, and it has no goodwill for the people. The absence of the Islamic Republic is not freedom either; if it is absent, the rulers of the country, who are currently jurists, will turn into sinful and oppressive people and will be willing to submit to American oppression and hand over the country’s resources to foreigners, just like previous kings. So, what about the Islamic decree not to submit to oppression and not to remain silent in the face of injustice? What happens to the dignity of Muslims in the world? What was the hadith ‘Hayehat Minna Al-Thillah’ for? Why did Imam Hussein (peace be upon him) not submit to Yazid and his oppressions? Why were they willing to fight and be martyred, but not submit to Yazid’s words and oppressions?”

“God, in verse 190 of Surah Al-Baqarah, says: ‘Fight in the cause of Allah those who fight you.’ Even in verse 74 of Surah An-Nisa, He says: ‘And if you fight in the cause of Allah – whether you are killed or attain victory – We will bestow upon you a great reward.’ This means God has explicitly stated that whether you win or become a martyr, I will reward you. Possessing and using our resources is our legitimate right, and no one has the right to deprive us of this right and steal from us for their own benefit. Just as stealing from people’s homes is ugly and forbidden, stealing from nations is also ugly and forbidden. Now let’s look a bit more broadly and move from small homes to larger homes. God Almighty has blessed us and given us abundant نعمتs in our home and motherland, Iran; such as: oil, gas, good air, fertile soil, blue seas, flowing rivers, tall mountains, beautiful plains, lush and vibrant forests, precious mines, and more, each of which has its own separate discussion. Now imagine, no, clearly see that a vast country, located on the other side of the globe, which God has also blessed, named America, wants to rule over our land through force or very little money and plunder our valuable resources for itself. It even envies us and is pained by our progress. To be the strongest and wealthiest, it resorts to any act. For example, it doesn’t even allow us to have nuclear energy in our country. Fool! Does it truly lack reason and not understand the purpose of life? It thinks life is only power, fame, and wealth. God says in the Quran: ‘And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.’ So, both according to religion and reason, defending our country is necessary and our legitimate right.”