Iranian student stands up to Khamenei, calls for democratization
Iran’s supreme leader met with a group of students and responded to a number of criticisms of his performance.
In a three-hour meeting with Iranian students May 28, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei criticized those inside the country who “infuse despair and hopelessness into society.”
Khameini said, “Some people ask, ‘Why does the [supreme] leader blame all of the problems on the evil US and UK?’ This is a wrong interpretation, because I believe most of the problems are domestic and internal, which, of course, the enemy exploits.”
Speaking of the current image of the Islamic Republic among Iranians, Khamenei said, "If the widespread and massive anti-revolution offensive on public opinion doesn't face the students and others to respond to them rightly, the country and the political establishment will surely be harmed."
He then addressed the students, saying, “The establishment is amid a great campaign and you, being in the center of this all-out campaign, must sense and understand this confrontation, and by understanding the opposite side, know your revolutionary duties and implement them.”
