French TV Conducted Historic Interview with Imam Khomeini

Imam Khomeini, the world religious and spiritual leader highlight reasons for his opposition toward the foreign-installed puppet regime of Pahlavi during a historic interview with the French TV.

ID: 37638 | Date: 2014/10/29
Imam told the reporters that he had explained his arguments for his opposition to the Shah regime in several declarations and interviews over the past years.


The Shah regime was installed by foreigners and they have been imposing their wrong notions and policies against the Iranian public and masses, the great imam said during his stay on the suburbs of the French capital Paris.


The great Imam Khomeini had further stressed that the Pahlavi regime was accountable for keeping the country backward in several arenas and fields of life.


Imam Khomeini also said that the Shah regime was absolute monarchy and had held no presidential, parliamentary or local body council election over nearly past five decades.


Commenting on the complicated situation of the country, Imam said that the Pahalavi regime has had failed to adopt independence economic, cultural and political policies.


They have destructed several fields including agriculture and damaged institutional structures, the great Imam noted.


Imam concluded that if Pahlavi regime continues to rule for some more years, people will be plunged into absolute poverty and misery.


The great leader noted that we want to establish such an Islamic system which would be fully capable of defending the nation's interest.


The leader of Muslim world also ruled out any possibility of establishing or forming a capitalistic or communist type of government system.


The great Imam went onto say that the progressive Islamic system will guard and watch all social, material and spiritual interests of the Muslim world and oppressed nation.


Denouncing shah's regime, Imam said the puppet rulers had ignored the national interests and pushed the country towards bankruptcy.


 It is noteworthy that Imam established a comprehensive Islamic-democratic system following the victory of Islamic Revolution in 1979. The progressive Islamic government brought prosperity and development for the nation in coming years.