Khamenehi’s words sounded to some like a criticism of President Ahmadi-nejad for his florid rhetoric. But Kha-menehi addressed his words to “all of us” and asserted that the lack of harmony displayed in Iranian politics was harmful to Iran internationally. This is actually an old theme of Khamenehi, who is clearly offended by the constant public squabbling of Iranian politicians.
Speaking to a gathering of local officials during a visit last week to Kermanshah province, Khamenehi said:
“In these sensitive conditions in which the Iranian nation has turned into a model for the regional nations, all of us should present a more beautiful, more attractive and more harmonious picture of Iran to the nations of the region in order to thwart the constant efforts of the enemies to distort the image of the Iranian nation.”
Khamenehi said, “The constant propaganda, political, economic and security campaigns of the camp of the arrogant powers is a testimony to the accelerated movement of the Iranian nation toward the realization of its goals and ideals because, if the nation were suffering from stagnation, backwardness and weakness, the enemy would not be trying so hard.”
Elsewhere in his speech, Khamenehi said that rendering services to the public is considered a divine blessing in the Islamic Republic and these services would strengthen the Islamic Republic.
He stressed that the efforts of government officials can increase the honor of the Islamic Republic. “Therefore, our government officials should increase the quality of their work and services as much as possible.”