{"id":312982,"date":"2023-10-29T19:46:33","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T18:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=312982"},"modified":"2023-10-30T19:29:52","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T18:29:52","slug":"khameneis-reps-used-friday-prayer-sermons-across-iran-to-boast-warmongering-rhetoric","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/khameneis-reps-used-friday-prayer-sermons-across-iran-to-boast-warmongering-rhetoric\/","title":{"rendered":"Khamenei\u2019s Reps Used Friday Prayer Sermons Across Iran to Boast Warmongering Rhetoric"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Amid the ongoing and devastating crisis in the Middle East<\/a>, which continues to claim innocent lives and inflict enduring scars on the region and the world, the clerical regime ruling Iran persists in promoting a warlike stance. They take pride in their prominent role in the crisis, doing so primarily for a domestic audience that has become increasingly alienated from the regime\u2019s destructive ambitions.<\/p>\n

Despite a substantial portion of Iranian society expressing their discontent with the regime’s aggressive regional policies and the depletion of their resources to support militias across the Middle East, the Supreme Leader of the regime remains committed to boosting the morale of his demoralized security forces. He aims to achieve this by projecting an illusion of power on the international stage. Consequently, state officials have altered their rhetoric since October 7, fully aware that this change may eventually provoke international conviction.<\/p>\n

In his Friday prayer sermon on October 27, Ahmad Alamolhoda, Ebrahim Raisi’s father-in-law and the Supreme Leader’s close associate, said, “Now, the focus has shifted away from the Israel-Palestine issue. It has become a battle between Islam and infidels; one side represents the disbelievers and the other stands for Islam. Given that Islam is on one side of this divide, and we identify as Muslims, we naturally align ourselves with that side.”<\/p>\n

On October 27, during his speech, Mohammad Javad Haj Ali Akbari<\/a>, the Friday Prayer Leader in Tehran, stated, “This time we are witnessing a severe act of divine retribution. The Al-Aqsa storm has triggered a significant coordinated effort, an extraordinary occurrence, and a pivotal moment in our era that should mark a dividing line in the history of the region and the world, separating the period before and after October 7.”<\/p>\n

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Khamenei\u2019s Birjand Representative Exposes #Iranian<\/a> Public Condemnation of Regime\u2019s Warmongeringhttps:\/\/t.co\/9j2ZmukFTY<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) October 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n