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A hard-line candidate in Iran's upcoming presidential election says the United States should be made to fear Iran so that it will back off on sanctions and threats.
Speaking at a meeting of ambassadors from Muslim nations in Tehran, Khamenei encouraged candidates "not to look overseas but to pin hope on the capabilities of the nation for progress".
"The candidates should promise to focus on national capabilities and domestic capacities to resolve the economic issues ... rather than looking overseas", Khamenei was quoted as saying by state TV as saying on Monday.
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President Rouhani is running for a second term in office.
"After the establishment of the Islamic Republic, which was a smaller model of the government of prophet (PBUH) and still continues, enemies of mankind tried to fight what served as an impetus for growth of the humanity, i.e. Islam, because Islam could stop injustice and tyranny against mankind", IRNA news agency quoted the Leader as saying.
Earlier in March, the supreme leader promoted "Resistance Economy - Generating Job Opportunities" using the slogan to pass resistance economy policies in mid-2011, reducing Iran's reliance on foreign transactions under imposed sanctions.
The list also includes Seyed Ebrahim Raisi, the chief custodian of the Holy Shrine of Imam Reza (AS) in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad, First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri, Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Mostafa Aqa-Mirsalim and Mostafa Hashemitaba. We, the Muslims have two large obligations: one is that we must introduce the real Islam to non-Muslims; and the other is about ourselves, the Shiite cleric said. Saying that things will end badly to anyone targeting the Iranian people, Khamenei added that Iran's response will be firm.
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