Khamenei described those seeking to theorize attempts of collusion and surrender in foreign are guilty of treason.
“Those [Iranians] who want to promote negotiations and surrender to the oppressors and blame the Islamic Republic as a warmonger in reality commit treason, he said Sunday during a public address to members of Iran’s so-called parliament, the Majlis, Fars News Agency reported.
Khamenei also said a combative-type mindset was necessary for Iran to achieve its higher goals and win over the “oppressors; front,&; The Daily Caller reported.
“The reason for continuation of this battle is not the warmongering of the Islamic Republic,” he said. “Logic and reason command that Iran, in order to pass through a region full of pirates, needs to arm itself and must have the capability to defend itself. Today’s world is full of thieves and plunderers of human honor … [who] commit crimes and betray human ideals and start wars in different parts of the world.