The leader of the Islamic Revolution highlighted that Europe has failed to fulfill its promises while staying committed to the US' sanctions.

Iran Press/Iran news: The leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei made the remarks on Thursday morning in a meeting with the members of the Assembly of Experts, which was at the end of the seventh congress of the fifth round of the Assembly of Experts on Leadership.

He warned his audience that the motives of these European states do not differ from the motives behind the US's actions, stressing: "These few European countries openly show hostility to the Islamic Republic. Their motives for hostility with the Islamic Republic are not inherently different from those of the US; Even though, the US is quite peculiar."

The Leader of the Revolution went on to say: "[The Europeans] do not have the same capabilities, hegemony, and facilities [as the US]; But, the mentality of the European leaders is the same as that of the US officials. They enter the scene as mediators, they negotiate, contact, make calls, make lengthy speeches, and make commitments, but they are not truthful."

European submitting to the US

Ayatollah Khamenei slammed the European partners of the Iran nuclear deal also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) for submitting to the United States and giving in to the cruel sanctions imposed by the US on Iran and maintained: "Europe adhered to the US's cruel secondary sanctions and did not take any steps [against it]. I addressed the European leaders, saying: ‘You must act if you are honest.’" 

"In the Quran, God introduces the way to overcome disbelievers and Satan as relying on Him. Today, too, when one sees that the enemy, Satan, the U.S. govt and the vicious European governments have lined up together against Iran, it increases our faith in our rightfulness," Ayatollah Khamenei noted.

"The enemy tries hard to alter our understanding of reality, define our national interests based on their goals. A few days ago, US President said if Iran submits to the US, it'll be better off. The man doesn't know how to speak well, but their media repeat the argument in various forms," he added.

Iran ready to negotiate with any country except US and Zionist Regime

Ayatollah Khamenei highlighted the potentials for establishing ties with other countries of the world and asserted: "One point about Europe and the foreign policy affairs is that we have not closed the door for establishing relations and negotiating with any country in the world, apart from the Zionist Regime and the US, we are indeed busy working and endeavoring." 

The Leader once again urged the officials of the Islamic Republic to avoid relying on the European heads of states and held: "But, as frequently mentioned before, we should not at all place hope and trust on anyone except for the domestic forces, in particular, not on those that have raised the flag of hostility against the Islamic Republic and the Islamic establishment, firstly led by the US, and next by the European countries."

He referred to the European officials’ visits to Iran after the JCPOA and articulated: "After the nuclear deal, when several European officials came to our country, and met with us, I told some of them at the time, ‘these visits alone are useless; if you are honest and really want to work with the Islamic Republic, take action’; But they did not act upon it, as you noticed. And they all adhered to those secondary sanctions that the United States imposed without taking any steps [against it]."

European partners of the JCPOA cannot be trusted

Ayatollah Khamenei expressed the lack of trust in the European partners of the JCPOA in implementing their commitments and stated: "I still do not think they will do anything for the Islamic Republic in the future. We should not place hope on them. Communication, interaction, and visits are fine; signing agreements with them is fine; but they cannot be trusted at all, as they have betrayed all their commitments."

The Leader of the Islamic Revolution added: "The relevant ministers also said that they [the Europeans] did not fulfill any of the obligations of the nuclear treaty; This is what those who negotiated and signed the agreement have said. The Leader asked his audience rhetorically, “Which government in the world today is as abhorred as the United States is? I do not think any government."

"The Zionist regime may be somehow similarly abhorred, but the US government is the most abhorred government in the world right now, according to the information that is reaching us from various sources," he continued. 

West has failed in reaching out to the world

Ayatollah Khamenei mentioned that even the European officials admit the West’s failure in reaching out to the world and held: "The Europeans admit it themselves; a few days ago at the UN General Assembly, one of the European leaders gave an hour-long speech, indicating the fact that Western civilization and Western countries are declining."

"Those who are our enemies and are opposed to us also admit that they are declining," he stressed. 

The Leader of the Islamic Revolution pointed to the statistics published by some international centers on the debts of major European states and said: “The economic problems of these countries are serious, and the political troubles of Britain and France are before the eyes of everyone, so we should take advantage of this opportunity.”

Ayatollah Khamenei hailed the Islamic Republic’s for regarding the public rights of the people as equal regardless of their religion and ethnicity, and continued: "Whether a person is a Muslim or a non-Muslim, a believer or an unbeliever in the Islamic establishment, his/her public rights must be protected; for example, insecurity should not exist in the country, and freedom and fairness should be equally provided for all the people."

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