"The arrogant powers intend to turn our nation into a third-world country and return it to its pre-revolutionary state."
— Ali Khamenei

January 1, 1970

Quote Details

Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Added on April 10, 2026
Unverified quote
0 likes
Political leadersHeads of stateReligious leaders from IranSupreme Leaders of IranShia clerics
Original Language: English

Sources

Yvette Hovsepian-Bearce, The Political Ideology of Ayatollah Khamenei: Out of the Mouth of the Supreme Leader of Iran, London: Routledge, 2016, p. 285.