Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei said during the Friday prayers sermons in Tehran that the uprising in Egypt and Tunisia are sign of an Islamic awakening. "This is what was always referred to as the Islamic awakening created by the victory of the great revolution of the Iranian nation," Ayatollah Khamenei said.

He added that the Iranian nation's voice is echoed in the countries of the Muslim world, pointing to the Tunisia revolution and Egypt uprising. "Today, developments in North Africa, [including] Egypt, Tunisia and some other countries have a special meaning for the Iranian nation," His Eminence stated.

"For 30 years this country (Egypt) has been in the hands of someone who is not seeking freedom and is the enemy of those seeking freedom," Imam Khamenei said. "Not only he is not anti-Zionist, but he is the companion, colleague, confidant and servant of Zionists. It is a fact that Hosni Mubarak's servitude to America has been unable to take Egypt one step towards prosperity," Imam Khamenei said.

Ayatollah Khamenei said that Americans and "Israelis" have become helpless in the face of freedom-seeking Egyptians and noted that irreparable defeat awaits the US and "Israel" in Tunisia and Egypt.

The Leader also made a reference to Egyptians' fight for "dignity and honor" and noted that Mubarak's biggest crime was to make Egypt a tool in the hands of the US. His Eminence further added that Mubarak is "a lackey of the Zionist Regime".

Ayatollah Khamenei noted that also Tunisia's former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was dependent on the US and even the CIA.

On a related note, Imam Khamenei also said that the Islamic Revolution in Iran disrupted the plots by Western countries trying to establish weak and vulnerable regimes in the Middle East. He further added that Iran's enemies have been launching a psychological war against it for the past 32 years, pointing to the 2009 post-election events in Iran as the enemies' latest scenario to damage the Islamic Revolution. 

Sayyed Khamenei said "Israel" was the most concerned about the Arab revolts as they know if Egypt stops being their ally and take its rightful place, it would be a great event in the region. He finally reiterated that all these efforts will not have any effect on the Iranian Nation.