KHAMENEI ISSUES STRONG WARNING TO OPPOSITION
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
21.07.2009 13:20 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told
politicians Monday not to disturb the country’s security in a strong
warning to the opposition to back down after one of its top figures
called for a referendum on the government.
Khamenei addressed "Iran’s elite" and warned them to be cautious in
the positions they take on the turmoil that has shaken the country
since the disputed presidential election on June 12.
He said that hurting Iran’s security was "the biggest vice," adding
that "anybody who drives the society toward insecurity and disorder
is a hated person in the view of the Iranian nation, whoever he is."
However, Khamenei did not mention any names.
"Elites should know that any talk, action or analysis that helps
(the enemy) is a move against the nation. We should be very careful,"
Khamenei said
"People regard with hate anyone, in any position, who wants to
move society towards insecurity," Khamenei said. "There are things
that should not be said. If we say them, we have moved against the
nation. This is now a test for the elites and failing in this test
… means falling down."
Meanwhile, Iran’s former president Mohammad Khatami called on the
authorities to hold a referendum on the legitimacy of the government
after the country’s disputed June presidential vote, Reuters reported.