September 15, 2023
President Raisi says a new world order in favor of the “resistance front” is emerging and Iran will be a major player in this new order, as the power of the United States continues to wane. Raisi said Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s ideas led to a major development in the global political arena, and his revolution changed all the political equations and gave birth to new ones and a new world order.
“All the indexes of the United States’ unilateralism show that its power is in decline and emerging powers, including regional organizations, are on the rise across the globe, especially in Asia. There is no doubt that the Islamic Revolution is a major player in this new order, which is taking shape in favor of the resistance [front],” the Iranian president said.
Raisi said, “Those who claim to be powerful are now admitting to the [increasing] power of the Islamic Republic of Iran and our power in the region is undeniable, and no equation can take shape except with Iran playing a role in it.”
He added that “resistance” is now among the prominent political terms in the world and the key to resistance is to become strong in the face of the enemies, not to submit to them.
“The word ‘resistance’ previously had no place in the political jargon [of the world], but today ‘resistance’ and ‘steadfastness’ are among the prominent political terms,” Raisi asserted.
He added that the key to resistance is that “the path [to overcoming problems] does not go through submission to the enemy, but it requires [us] to appear strong against the enemy, because only a strong society can resist conspiracies and all kinds of sedition.”
It might be noted that the Indian-American political commentator Fareed Zakaria wrote five years ago that America is not declining but the world was seeing “the rise of everyone else.”