Imam Khamenei: Iran’s Progress Makes Others Understand Futility of Sanctions

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The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution His Eminence Sayyed Ali Khamenei lauded Iran's scientific and industrial progress despite the western sanctions.

He further stated that the world powers realize the ineffectiveness of their unilateral embargos against Iran as the country displays its domestic power for supplying its needs.

"The more we make progress in every field, the more the other side will understand the futility of its sanctions," Imam Khamenei said during a visit to MAPNA Industrial Complex in Fardis city in Alborz province on Wednesday.

The Supreme Leader reminded that when, for instance, Iran needed 20-percent enriched uranium to fuel Tehran University Research Reactor to produce radoisotopes for patients and it was ready to purchase it, the world's bullying powers headed by the US created problems through different tricks and refrained from supplying the fuel.
"When Iran came to decide to produce the 20-percent enriched uranium, the West did not believe that the young Iranian scientists could achieve this technology only through their talent, initiatives, and good management," he added.

In parallel, His Eminence stated that "they did not even believe that Iran could produce fuel rods and plates, but Iran succeeded to do so."
"And now all the world powers state that they are ready to sell it [enriched uranium] to Iran in order to get Tehran to stop its nuclear fuel production."

The Supreme Leader underlined that the "world is in trouble because of the games and bad-temperedness of the world powers", and said that "the irrational behaviors of the world bullying powers against the Islamic Republic of Iran depend on Iran's weakness or strength".
"Whenever we stand up on our own feet and we become strong, they are forced to behave politely and rationally," Imam Khamenei said, and concluded, "Paying heed to this very reality is the key to all the problems of the country."

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team