Tehran – Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, leader of the Islamic Revolution, met many teachers and educators across the country at Imam Khomeini (RA) Hussaniya on May 17, 2025.
During the meeting, Ayatollah Khamenei emphasized the need to portray a respectable, attractive and positive public image of teachers. He said this is the need to seek dedicated artistic and media work on the part of responsible organizations.
During this annual gathering, Ayatollah Khamenei mentioned recent remarks made by the US President during his visit to the region, saying, “Some of the US President’s comments made during trips to the region are not even worth responding. The level of these statements is low enough to be a source of shame for both the speaker and the Americans.”
Ayatollah Khamenei explained the US president’s claim that he wanted to use power as a lie for peace, adding, “Have they ever used their power to bring peace? Using their power for the Gaza massacre, using their power to support as much as they can and their own mercenaries.” He emphasized that power can be used for peace and security, saying, “This is exactly why the Islamic Republic continues to increase its country’s strength and strength every day despite the aspirations of its enemies. But that’s not what they did.
Ayatollah Khamenei mentioned earlier statements made by the US president, claiming that countries in the region could not survive for ten days.
Leaders of the Islamic Revolution have described the Zionist regime as a source of corruption, war and division in the region, emphasizing that the Zionist regime is a dangerous and fatal cancerous tumor in the region and must be eliminated.
The leader of the Islamic Revolution continued to describe the principles and values of the Islamic Republic, as a system of values that guides the actions of the state in this turbulent region, as “clear and clearly defined.” He said, “Today, Iran is not comparable to the past. Today, despite efforts by God’s grace and favor, and the disappointment of its enemies, Iran has made progress, and it continues to make any more progress.
In another part of his statement, the leaders of the Islamic Revolution emphasized that the structure of the education system must be designed to cultivate students academically, culturally and spiritually. He also highlighted the importance of continuing to develop a strategic roadmap for the education sector. He said, “People who take on the task of designing new structures of education systems must be skilled, experienced and deeply committed to religion and country’s independence. Our young people can then establish a system of knowledge, loyal, patriotic, hardworking and hopefulness about the future.”
Reiterating previous recommendations, mentioning the importance of school textbooks and reiterating previous recommendations, Ayatollah Khamenei includes content such as the names of Muslim scientists and excerpts from documents from Spy Den (formerly the US Embassy) in the US, but that is not sufficient and “the textbook is rich and can be tempered. Students.”
Emphasizing the key issues of education justice, leaders reminded them that educational justice is always a priority. “Of course, this does not mean ignoring the best talent. Supporting talented youth to make a bigger leap in supporting initiatives like the nation-organisation for exceptional talent development (Sunpad) and talented youth is not inconsistent with justice.
Ayatollah Khamenei also mentioned the previous neglect and removal of the Ministry of Moral and Psychic Development (Parvareshi), expressing his satisfaction with the new attention given to this field. He emphasized the need for the activity to be pursued in the most effective and meaningful way.