The Leader of the
Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has slammed the
antagonistic policies of Zionism and the US as the root cause of the
recent production of an American movie desecrating Prophet Mohammad
(PBUH).
Ayatollah Khamenei issued a message on Thursday following the anti-Islam move. The full text of the message follows:
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Dear Iranian nation; the great Islamic ummah
The filthy hand of the enemies of Islam once again revealed its
deep-rooted malice by insulting the Grand Prophet [Mohammad] (PBUH) and
with an insane and deplorable measure showed the fury of the evil
Zionists at the daily-increasing radiance of Islam and Holy Qur`an in
the present world.
Regarding the disgrace of the agents of
this crime and great sin it suffices to say that they have targeted the
most sacred and luminous figure among the world sanctities with their
disgusting nonsense. Behind this evil move lie the antagonistic policies
of the Zionists and the US and other heads of the global arrogance, who
in their vain delusions want to knock down the Islamic sanctities from
their lofty position in the eyes of the young generations in the world
of Islam and to extinguish their religious sentiments.
Had they not backed the previous links in this evil chain, namely
Salman Rushdie, the Danish cartoonist, and the US pastors who burned the
Holy Qur`an and had they not made orders for [production of] tens of
anti-Islam movies to companies affiliated to the Zionist capitalists,
things would not have lead to this great and unforgivable sin today.
The prime suspects in this crime are Zionism and the US
government. If the US politicians are honest in their claim of not being
involved [in production of this film], [they] must bring the
perpetrators of this hideous crime and their financial backers, who have
wrenched the hearts of Muslim nations, to face a punishment
proportionate to this great crime.
Muslim brothers and sisters must know that this desperate move by
the enemies in the wake of the Islamic Awakening is a sign of the
grandeur and importance of this uprising and heralds its increasing
growth.
Seyyed Ali Khamenei
September 13, 2012